Okay, everyone. So good evening, everyone. Good evening. Welcome to health center. I only hospital and the annual benjamin drive emancipation day celebration. My name is Sharita Thompson and i work with marion brown. For the last eight. Heres hoping to organize an annual to celebrate and recognize d. C. Emancipation act becoming law on april 16th of 1862 and a free of a little over 3000 slave persons held in the district along in the series was named in honor of Benjamin Drummond, who was born around 1843 in nassau, new york. Drummond, a 24 year old black slave owner, was the first patient admitted to naval hospital, now known as the old vic. The hospital, when it opened on october 1st in 1866. Drummond was initially in assassins while serving on the u. S. Morning light. He was actually shot in the leg. He would receive care for that injury. A naval hospital, orleans, on december six, 1864, joining in the navy and came to be a patient in this building on october first of 1866, when he
I work with marion brown. For the last eight. Heres hoping to organize an annual to celebrate and recognize d. C. Emancipation act becoming law on april 16th of 1862 and a free of a little over 3000 slave persons held in the district along in the series was named in honor of Benjamin Drummond, who was born around 1843 in nassau, new york. Drummond, a 24 year old black slave owner, was the first patient admitted to naval hospital, now known as the old vic. The hospital, when it opened on october 1st in 1866. Drummond was initially in assassins while serving on the u. S. Morning light. He was actually shot in the leg. He would receive care for that injury. A naval hospital, orleans, on december six, 1864, joining in the navy and came to be a patient in this building on october first of 1866, when he when his boat, he opened so we all dedicate celebration to benjamin charlton. We dedicate this Panel Discussion in which the lives and experience of africanamericans who served in the u. S. T
Annual to celebrate and recognize d. C. Emancipation act becoming law on april 16th of 1862 and a free of a little over 3000 slave persons held in the district along in the series was named in honor of Benjamin Drummond, who was born around 1843 in nassau, new york. Drummond, a 24 year old black slave owner, was the first patient admitted to naval hospital, now known as the old vic. The hospital, when it opened on october 1st in 1866. Drummond was initially in assassins while serving on the u. S. Morning light. He was actually shot in the leg. He would receive care for that injury. A naval hospital, orleans, on december six, 1864, joining in the navy and came to be a patient in this building on october first of 1866, when he when his boat, he opened so we all dedicate celebration to benjamin charlton. We dedicate this Panel Discussion in which the lives and experience of africanamericans who served in the u. S. To Benjamin Franklin as well as the sit in Benjamin Drummond hall. So thank
Here we are amidst the founding documents of our country. For an occasion that you will all will remember, as i will the rest of your lives. Despite my name is jim blanchard, i happen to be the chair and president of the National Archives foundation. I want to welcome you on behalf of the foundation to this ceremony. Commemorating and the oath of office for the 11th archivist of the United States, dr. Colleen show. Good. So now its my pleasure to introduce the archive host of the United States, dr. Colleen shogan. Now, its my pleasure to introduce the chief justice of the United States supreme court, john roberts, jr. And now again, another pleasure to introduce the first lady of the United States of america, dr. Jill biden. As we start this ceremony, i would ask that everyone, please rise for the presentation of the colors by the navy color guard. Followed by the singing of our national anthem. By Millicent Scarlett. Palmer. Oh, say, can you see . Oh, is it also eli . It was so. Easy.
Here we are amidst the founding documents of our country. For an occasion that you will all will remember, as i will the rest of your lives. Despite my name is jim blanchard, i happen to be the chair and president of the National Archives foundation. I want to welcome you on behalf of the foundation to this ceremony. Commemorating and the oath of office for the 11th archivist of the United States, dr. Colleen show. Good. So now its my pleasure to introduce the archive host of the United States, dr. Colleen shogan. Now, its my pleasure to introduce the chief justice of the United States supreme court, john roberts, jr. And now again, another pleasure to introduce the first lady of the United States of america, dr. Jill biden. As we start this ceremony, i would ask that everyone, please rise for the presentation of the colors by the navy color guard. Followed by the singing of our national anthem. By Millicent Scarlett. Palmer. Oh, say, can you see . Oh, is it also eli . It was so. Easy.