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Page A3 NOV. 26,1997 (The JJortlanò fl^bsciwr — M ore Space Revealed S B y P rof . M c K inley B i rt M onth, I will fax or mail those par ticulars you requested. In the interim ficult to put closure on a I cite you the following in your prepa series here; especially if it ration o f lesson plans and other has created as m uch reader interest m aterials relevant to this chapter of as last w eek’s "C onclusion" which A m erican history. highlighted the "L ew is And Clark T hese citations - by Docum ent E x p ed itio n ” (PB S S pecial: “T he N um ber' are from that final author Journey o f the C orp o f D iscovery"). ity, “C o m m a g e r’s d o cu m en ts o f Yes, dear readers, I w as aw are of Am erican History .” A reference book the earlier explorations (not discov at your dow ntow n Public Library eries) o f the Frenchm an. Sieur de La 108. The Cession O f L ouisiana Salle (1643 - 1687). His extensive April 30, 1803 m appings and claim s on "T he North (M alloy, ed. T reaties, C onven A m erican Frontiers” was the predi tions, etc., Vol. 1, p. 508 ff.) cation for later F rench colonization By the Treaty o f Fontainebleau of that made T hom as Jefferso n ’s life 1762, France ceded Louisiana west miserable. o f the M ississippi to Spain. See Shep You d o n ’t "discover" space that h erd , “C e ssio n o f L o u isia n a to others have occupied for thousands Spain", Pol. Sci. At. Vol. XIX, p. o f years. Not even a m agician like 439. By the secret Treaty o f St. D avid Copperfield Ildefonso, Spain ceded this territory And yes, teachers and readers who back to France. asked in advance o f Black History T his substitution of a powerful for om etim es it is very d if a weak neighbor along the M ississippi and at New O rleans caused consterna tion in the W est and to Jefferson and his advisers. Congress appropriated $2,000,000 for the purchase of New O rleans, and Jefferson dispatched Monroe toco-operate with Livingston to negotiate the purchase For reasons prim arily concerned with the critical m ilitary situation on the Continent, N apoleon decided to sell to the U nited States the w hole of Louisiana, and the cession was a c cordingly made. By aconvention o f April 3 0 ,1803, the United States agreed to pay sixty m illion to France for Louisiana. The text follow s but I’m sure you noted that very, very, short reference to N apoleon and "the critical m ili tary situation on the continent” - no re fe re n c e to th e b la ck g e n e ra l T oussaint L’O uverature whose W est Indies arm ies consistently defeated N apoleon on this side o f the Atlantic Napoleon could not hold these colonies, including the Louisiana Ter ritory, and win in Europe at the same time; even with his many black g en erals and elite troops and personal guards. This is why I recom m ended last week that you get "B efore The M ay flow er” , L eone B ennett, and the Black History books authored by the famed J A. Rogers. C hapter 5 of the first book is espe cially relevant, “Slave Revolts and Insurrections" pp. 97 to 126. Hollyw ood and academ ics w ould never dare let the public or students know that there were m assive suc cessful slave revolts w hose co n se q u e n c e s m o d ifie d the sp a c e o f Am erica and the world. rhese revelations may be obtained at the "R eflections Book Store" on N F K illingsw orth Students Prepare For College B y M ark F loyd Oregon Slate University student, faculty and administrative leaders will host a special event in Portland on Dec. 4 to help African American Students in area high schools begin preparing for college. The event. "Explore the Possibili ties: Education Beyond High School," is aimed at students in grades nine through 12, It will run from 7-9 p in. at SelfFnhancement, Inc.,3920N. 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