Donald Scott
“Saluting Camp William Penn”

Date: Saturday, June 5th
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Restored Barn

Donald Scott, a history columnist for the Journal- Register Co. and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, has written about history for the Philadelphia Inquirer, America’s Civil War and Everton’s Family History Network. Scott has been a history lecturer in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Speaker’s Program and researcher for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. The Assistant Professor of English at the Community College of Philadelphia has taught at Temple University, Peirce College and Cheyney University. He has written two books, Camp William Penn and Remembering Cheltenham Township.

Scott’s presentation, “Saluting Camp William Penn,” will focus on the moving stories of Pennsylvania’s black soldiers who served valiantly during the Civil War. The Camp trained almost 11,000 black soldiers and several hundred white officers who fought in major battles of the war. These soldiers were also part of the military unit that tracked Abraham Lincoln’s assassins and cornered Robert E. Lee. Mr. Scott will offer details on the Camp, highlights of soldiers whose efforts were recognized, and the many abolitionists
whose support was instrumental in the establishment of the Camp. As part of this presentation, Civil War era musical interludes and readings will be included.

This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a Federal-State partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The PHC inspires people to come together and share a life of learning. Since 1973, the PHC has provided resources that empower local groups to help their communities explore history, literature, the arts and the ideas that shape the human experience.