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Pea Island Preservation Society shows new film on keeper Richard Etheridge, highlights freedmen surfmen history
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The Pea Island Preservation Society screened a new documentary and unveiled artwork telling the history of keeper Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers; presenters urged the county and residents to help preserve and spread the story.
The Pea Island Preservation Society screened a new short film and presented a related exhibit at the March 3 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting, urging wider recognition of keeper Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers.
The film, A Checkered Past, traces Etheridge's life from enslavement on Roanoke Island to his service in the U.S. life-saving service and highlights the…
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