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"Glory" Actor Speaks to CWRT of Cenla on Thursday

Actor Jihmi Kennedy (Private Jupiter Sharts) of the movie "Glory" will be speaking to the Civil War Round Table of Central Louisiana this Thursday, February 3, 2011. It will be at Guinn Auditorium on the campus of Louisiana College in Pineville, LA at 6 PM He will be speaking on his experiences making the movie. On Friday, February 4, 2011, he will be visiting Port Hudson State Historic Site near Baton Rouge, the actual site of the first black units in the U.S. Army to see combat. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, please visit our website.