June 8-13, 2008

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Lecturer: Course 11


Isaac L. "Ike" Prentice is the founder and current president of Alabama Chapter #1, Ninth and Tenth (Horse) Cavalry Association, "Buffalo Soldiers". He is a charter member of the Greater Washington, DC Chapter and one of five founders of the Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter.

Over the past twelve years, he has portrayed varies "Buffalo Soldiers" in numerous programs in locales throughout the country. To date, he has made presentations, set-up static exhibits, and participated in programs in an array of venues and settings including: the Congressional Black Caucus' "Veterans Brain Trust" in Washington, DC; the Maryland Governor's Office in Annapolis, Maryland; the Alabama Governor's Office in Montgomery, Alabama; the Library of Congress in Washington, DC; the Huntsville Museum of Arts in Huntsville, Alabama; the Library of Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC; military installations; public schools; community centers; senior citizen centers; churches; libraries; genealogy groups; historical societies; and a long list of various types of parades. One of his most memorable "Buffalo Soldier" re-enactments thus far was his research and portrayal of Chaplain Henry Vinton Plummer (Ninth Cavalry Regiment) - the first African American Chaplain in the regular United States Army after the American Civil War. His new adventure is to research and portray Colonel Charles D. Young, the third African American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

Isaac is a retired official from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, DC. He currently enjoys membership in many organizations such as the Ninth and Tenth (Horse) Cavalry Association, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc (AAHGS), the Blue Star Foundation, Inc., the Birmingham African- American Genealogy Study Group, the Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the Black Heritage Council Preservation Forum, the "Buffalo Soldiers" Ad Hoc Memorial Committee, and singing in his church choir.