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Author Event: Free People of Color in American Military History & Book Signing
Come to the Jan Platt Library on Sunday, August 9 at 2:00pm to hear local author Gigi Best talk about her new book.

Join local author Gigi Best as she discusses the Free People of Color who volunteered as soldiers during the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars. She will focus on the life and experiences of her great-great grandfather, Thomas Locust Fuller, who was a Melungeon soldier during the Civil War. She will also elaborate on the process of writing and self-publishing her debut book: Thomas the Melungeon: Free Person of Color Civil War Soldier.
A book signing will follow her presentation.
The Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library is located at 3910 S Manhattan Ave., Tampa, Florida 33611. Please contact adult programming librarian Matthew Deihl at 813-273-3652 if you have any questions about this or other events at the Jan Platt Library.
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Admission is free and open to the public.