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Civil Rights Leader Recounts Civil War, Civil Rights Heroes at Navy Observance
February 21, 2018
IMAGE: KING GEORGE, Va. (Feb. 14, 2018) - Dr. Frank Smith holds the Dahlgren history book, "The Sound of Freedom," he just received from Capt. Godfrey "Gus" Weekes, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer, while the two shake hands at the 2018 African American and Black History Month Observance. As the event's keynote speaker, Dr. Smith - Director of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, DC. - focused on this year's theme, "African Americans in Times of War," which recognizes contributions African Americans made to the nation during times of war from the Revolutionary War to present-day conflicts.

Combat Direction Systems Activity Honors African American Heroes and History with Dramatic Readings
February 16, 2018
IMAGE: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Employees from Combat Direction Systems Activity Dam Neck gave dramatic readings of eight African American heroes during CDSA’s African American History Month celebration. Heroes who were dramatically portrayed included (bottom row) Jesse Owens and (top row, left to right) Zora Neale Hurston, Thurgood Marshall, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Daisy Bates, Michelle Obama and Carl Brashear.

Pioneering submariner, author speaks at Carderock to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, African American History Month
February 4, 2016
Retired Vice Adm. Melvin Williams Jr. receives a certificate of appreciation from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Rich Blank for speaking at the command's Martin Luther King Jr. Day/African American History Month observance in West Bethesda, Md., Feb. 3, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Harry Friedman/Released)