The Fighting Baileys: Florida's Black Military Experience

Program Type:

Genealogy & History, Community & Lifestyle

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Registration for this event will close on May 7, 2024 @ 6:00pm.
There are 86 seats remaining.

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During World War II and the Korean War, seven brothers from a black Punta Gorda family served overseas. Yet, the family received no acclaim for over fifty years for their exploits. From a high-flying Tuskegee airman to a grunt in the Red Ball Express, the Bailey brothers’ struggles speak to the hidden and ongoing struggle to accord black Americans their place in the military. James Abraham is a former journalist who now edits and publishes books and is a popular writing coach, critic, and lecturer.

Military Appreciation Month programs accompany "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" opening at the Cape Coral Lee County Public Library on September 14, 2024.

"Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Florida Humanities. Support for the local exhibition and programming was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

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