Presented by the Lost Soldiers Podcast, the panel explores the lived experiences of Black veterans returning home from war—examining barriers to housing, racial hostility, and the enduring hope that shaped communities in Charlotte and beyond.
Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, delivers a keynote address.
A presentation of an ongoing book project examining the actions and activities of African Americans who volunteered to serve as citizen-soldiers in the three separate iterations of the North Carolina state militia, 1869-1886.