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25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” demonstration at Crown Hill Cemetery

A Celebration of the African Americans Who Fought During the Civil War to Take Place at Crown Hill Cemetery

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Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Indiana’s only African American Civil War regiment served as part of the 28th Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops. A man reenacts a soldier. (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Danny Russel reenacts as President Lincoln in roughly 300 events a year across the country. (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Mike Marsh and his wife Bev March reenact Dr. Richard Gatling’s story, the developer of the Gatling Gun. Dr. Gatling is buried at Crown Hill (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Gatling Battery Gun (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Gatling Battery Gun (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Mike Marsh and his wife Bev March demonstrate how the Gatling gun was used. (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Uniform details from Indiana’s only African-American Civil War regiment that served as part of the 28th Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Uniform details from Indiana’s only African-American Civil War regiment that served as part of the 28th Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
IPS students arrive by bus in the middle of Crown Hill Cemetery. (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
IPS Director of the Indianapolis Public Schools Racial Equity Office, Dr. Pat Payne, speaking with volunteers ahead of the event (PHOTO Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
IPS students walk across the grounds of Crown Hill Cemetery. (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
IPS and other schools sitting on the lawns of Crown Hill Cemetery (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
 Reenactment of a drummer for the 28th Indiana Colored Infantry (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Crispus Attucks JROTC Color Guard freshman, Antonio McCloud, Adewale Adeboyejo and Henry Moran along with junior, Charles Taylor (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
From right to left: Antonio McCloud, Charles Taylor, Adewale Adeboyejo and Henry Moran (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Crispus Attucks JROTC Color Guard (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
IPS students and other schools watch the demonstration of the Crispus Attucks JROTC Color Guard (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Indianapolis Public Schools police enjoy a laugh at the demonstration (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Crispus Attucks JROTC color guard (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)
Civic and community leaders from across Indianapolis gathered May 9, 2023 to participate in the 25th annual “Spirit of Freedom” event which celebrates African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.
Crown Hill Cemetery volunteers direct traffic to lead spectators to demonstration within the grounds (PHOTO/Jade Jackson)

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