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Monument to Black Civil War troops to be dedicated Sunday in Rocky Mount

Summary by Cardinal News
Rocky Mount’s long-awaited, 14-foot-tall monument recognizing 70 U.S. Colored Troops — Black men who served the Union during the Civil War — is due to be unveiled on the lawn of the town’s historic First Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon.  “This event will celebrate the first monument of this type in the commonwealth of Virginia,” said Franklin County NAACP President Eric Anspaugh.  The event is the culmination of several years of research, pol…
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Cardinal News broke the news in on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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