USCT INSTITUTE OF HARRISBURG, PA sets its conference for
September 20-21, 2002, as the kick-off event for the national symposium
coordinated by the United States Colored Troops Institute over the next
three years. Beginning with a reception Friday evening and ending with
sessions throughout Saturday, the conference has attracted such persons
as Black Entertainment Network's Ed Gordon, National Public Radio's
Noah Trudeau, University of Houston historian Robert J.M. Blackett,
and Frederick Douglass IV. Harry Bradshaw Matthews, national USCT
Institute president, and associate dean of the office of academic affairs at
Hartwick College, will present awards at the Friday evening reception.
The cost for the conference, including the Friday reception and Saturday
lunch is $45.00. The Saturday program, with lunch, is $20.00 for adults
and $15.00 for students. Tickets for the Friday reception only are $30.00.

For more information, visit The National Civil War Museum website at
www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org or telephone 717-260-1861 to
make rerservations. The telephone number at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
at Harrisburg, is 717-234-5021 or 1-800-2-CROWNE. Ask about
specifical hotel rates for the USCT Institute's Civil War Confeference.