In honor of Black History Month, the Sims Memorial Library is hosting exhibits and films documenting the lives and contributions of African-Americans during the Civil War Era so that they may be remembered by its patrons. The library’s Diversity Committee sponsors the exhibits and films.
“Because we have a program going on about the Civil War, a reading and discussion series, we decided to piggyback on that and focus on the efforts of slaves and freed black men and women in the Civil War,” said Library Director Eric Johnson. “Whether they were soldiers, caregivers or working in hospitals, whatever they were doing to help the