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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Arkansas National Guard to Celebrate Black History Month at MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History

February 20, 2013, Little Rock, AR – The Arkansas National Guard, in partnership with Little Rock Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission, will host an observance of Black History Month at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History on Wednesday, February 27.  Reverend Cecil Gibson will be the featured speaker, with music entertainment provided by Mabelvale African Drum and Groove Ensemble.  Food samplings provided by Chatz Catering.  This event begins at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m., and is a free event open to the public. 

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History relates the military heritage of Arkansas and its citizens to a diverse and widespread audience. Located in the historic Arsenal Building in MacArthur Park--one of Central Arkansas's oldest surviving structures and the birthplace of one of this country's foremost military heroes--the museum collects, preserves, and interprets our state’s rich military past from its territorial period to the present.

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