The Jack Hadley Black History Museum, A Star Museum
214 Alexander Street, Thomasville, Ga. 31792
jackhadleyblackhistorymuseum@rose.net
www.jackhadleyblackhistorymuseum.com
1-229-226-5029
Welcome!
We're a Blue Star Museum!
The Jack Hadley Black History Museum to
Participate in Blue Star Museums
The Jack Hadley Black History Museum is one of more than 2,000-plus
museums across America to offer free admission to active duty military
personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National
Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.
The Blue Star program runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day. This is
one of the Jack Hadley Black History Museum’s annual celebration that the
Jack Hadley Black History Museum will exhibit its patriotic pride by offering
military families a chance to see how generations of African Americans have
served their country with honor and distinction from the American
Revolution war, whom Crispus Attucks, an escaped slave, born in
Framingham— The First African American to died in Boston Massacre on
March 5, 1770, an American patriot who epitomized the struggle and
individual sacrifice for Independence and Liberty. Crispus Attucks, a citizen
of the world who paid the highest price for being recorded by history as “the
first to die in the Revolution for American Independence, to war in
Afghanistan. There is a special exhibit on American Revolution—1770-1783
and exhibit of military uniforms from the 20th century, and special exhibits
that depict the distinguished careers of Thomasvillians Lt. Henry O. Flipper
who was born a slave in 1856 in Thomasville,
Ga., yet he is the First African American to graduate from the United States
Military Academy, West Point in 1877, and
General Lloyd J. Austin, III, Thomasville’s First Four Star General,
graduated from Thomasville High School, Thomasville, Ga., in 1971 and the
second African American from Thomasville to graduate from United States
Military Academy, West Point in 1975. In 2012, Gen Austin donated four (4)
military sets of his camouflage Army Fatigues and combat desert tan ripple
sole jungle boots, that he wore in combat in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars,
to the Jack Hadley Black History Museum. Most recently General Austin
served as the 33d Vice Chief of Staff of the Army from January 2012 to
March 2013. General Austin assumed command of United States Central
Command on 22 March 2013. General Austin has served in a wide variety of
command and staff positions throughout his 39-year career.
Blue Star Families is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit network of military
families from all ranks and services, including guard and reserve, with a
mission to support, connect, and empower military families. The National
Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an
independent agency of the federal government, awarding over four billion
dollars to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit
of individuals and communities.
The newly catalogued collection of American military uniforms will be on
prominent display this summer at the Jack Hadley Black History Museum.
Visitors will be able to see how American military uniforms have changed in
the last century, from leggings on the World War I uniform to the use of
Velcro on modern U.S. uniforms. Museum registrar Cheryl Walters says
“looking at the Buffalo Soldier uniform, it’s easy to imagine how
uncomfortable the dark blue wool shirt would be in the desert climate of the
American Southwest. The use of Velcro on the modern uniform makes it
easier to attach patches and insignia, a great improvement from the days
when each new promotion and change of duty patch was sewn on each
uniform by hand.”
For more information on the Jack Black History Museum, its military
history programs, and the Blue Star Museum program, contact James “Jack:
Hadley at 229-226-5029. You can view a full calendar of Blue Star events at
the Jack Hadley Black History Museum’s website,
www.jackhadleyblackhistorymuseum.com. Jack Hadley Black History
Museum is located at 214 Alexander Street in Thomasville and a complete list
of participating museums is available at
www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
About the Blue Star Museum:
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts,
Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums
across America. The program runs from Memorial Day, May 26, 2014 through
Labor Day, September 1, 2014.
The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention
common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD
Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty U.S. military - Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and
Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned
Corps - and up to five family members. Some special or limited-time museum
exhibits may not be included in this free admission program. For questions on
particular exhibits or museums, please contact the museum directly. To find
participating museums and plan your trip, visit arts.gov/national/blue-starmuseums.
All summer long, Blue Star Museums will share stories through social media.
Follow Blue Star Museums on Twitter @NEAarts and @BlueStarFamily,
#BlueStarMuse, on Facebook, and read the NEA Art Works blog for weekly
stories on participating museums and exhibits.
Museums that wish to participate in Blue Star Museums may
contact bluestarmuseums@arts.gov, or Wendy Clark at 202-682-5451.
This is the latest NEA program to bring quality arts programs to the military,
veterans, and their families. Other NEA programs for the military have included
the NEA/Walter Reed Healing Arts Partnership, Great American Voices Military
Base Tour, and Shakespeare in American Communities Military Base Tour.
About Blue Star Families
Blue Star Families is a national, nonprofit network of military families from all
ranks and services, including guard and reserve, dedicated to supporting,
connecting, and empowering military families. With its partners, Blue Star
Families hosts a robust array of morale and empowerment programs, including
Books on Bases, Blue Star Museums, Operation Honor Corps, Blue Star Careers,
and Operation Appreciation. Blue Star Families also works directly with the
Department of Defense and senior members of local, state, and federal government
to bring the most important military family issues to light. Working in concert with
fellow nonprofits, community advocates, and public officials, Blue Star Families
raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military family life and works
to make military life more sustainable. Our worldwide membership includes
military spouses, children, parents, and friends, as well as service members,
veterans, and civilians. To learn more about Blue Star Families,
visit www.bluestarfam.org.
About the National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an
independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded
more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for
the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through
partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the
philanthropic sector. To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA
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