Auburn History Teacher, Anthony Gero introduces his SUNY Press book Black Soldiers of NYS:A Proud Legacy.

Gero, a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, worked for more than ten years on the research for the book, trying to answer the basic question of why these African-Americans would serve a country that denied them the full rights of citizenship. "It is essentially a book about dreams," said Gero. He also includes this quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. in the book, which provides further insight: "If a man hasn't discovered something he would die for, he isn't fit to live."

A Q&A and book-signing follow the talk.