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Page B4 February 20, 2002 s p e c ia l ed itio n Black History 2002 A N A M E R IC A N S T O R Y NEXT PUBLIC ATION DATE: February 27 To advertise, contact a sales representative by calling (503)288-0033 or email us at ads@portlandobserver.com. R ecommended R eading From Slavery to Freedom in America by V irginia H amilton A lfred A. K nopf ; 2002 OFF.: The Cultural Affairs Board (5 0 3 )2 8 6 -1 1 0 3 ST A V I T A B « A O f the M uslim C om m unity Center o f Portland STATE FARM FAX: ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 6 -1 1 4 6 INSURANCE COMPANIES HOME OFFICES:BIOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS Presents A Fundraiser ERNEST J. HILL, JR. Agent CULTURAL/COMMUNITY APPRECIATION NIGHT 6 5 2 7 NE MLK, Jr. Boulevard Suite A Portland, OR 9 7 2 17 (OF,BY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY) nttrtic N ’ I o u c h Mcy. C i Masters o f ceremony - KBOO's Shaheed Haamid & Eugene Rashad At the Hcur Care/Cerate Lutheran Inner-City Ministries f o r y o u r evercEaengfrnyy lifeyiyl& 4219 NE. Martin Luther King Blvd. Wigs Braiding H air Weaving Hair Men's, Women’s & Children's H air Products Barber & Beautician Supply Jewelry (Between Skidmore & Mason) Saturday, March 2, 2002 Doors Open at 6 p.m. Performance at 7 p.m. President: Rhonda Cabine-Purifoy Vice President: William Cabine / 0 7 NE Frem ont Portland. OR 9 7 2 1 2 ■ 5 0 5 ) 281 65 2 5 Donation: $10 Tickets at R e f l e c t io n s B o o lk s t o r e Refreshments by “Business Women of Faith” For More Info: Call MCCP at 503-281-7691 This is an Alcohol and Drug Free Event A T ribute to B lack H istonj .MANY THOUSAND CONF. A frica n A m ericans fro m Slavery to Freedom A bestseller across th e c o u n try , “ M an y „ V IR G IN IA H A M IL T O N I , . , , , . , , , . » . L E O .„ „ D IA N E DILLO N T housand G one” is a poignant anthology trac ing the history o f sla very in America through the voices and stories o f those w ho lived it. O p e n in g w ith Som ersett, a slave who won his freedom in 1807 when he traveled from M assachusetts to Lon- don w ith his ow ner, Hamilton vividly outlines the hardships o f slavery in tw enty-eight pow erful stories. From G ustavus V assa (O laudah Eiquiana) to Sojourner Truth to Frederick D ouglass, each story portrays a hauntingly different aspect o f the institution o f slavery and a clear picture o f the strength o f those who w ere enslaved. Haiti’s Treasured Military Genius bv M adison S m a r it B ell P enguin B ooks ; 2001 In this astonishing and am bitious novel, “M aster o f the C rossroads,” M adi son Sm arit Bell brings to life the rise to pow er o f Toussaint, telling how, be ginning in 1794, he leads his troops to victory over English and Spanish in vaders, over the French political establishment, and in a civil uprising for con trol o f the infant island republic o f Haiti. In th is p o w e r f u lly im a g in e d ta le of T oussaint’s trium ph and its afterm ath, Bell gives us a kaleidoscopic portrait o f this extraordinary figure as seen through the eyes o f the men and w om en w hose paths he crossed. The intersection o f peoples who inhabited this w ar-tom island - English, French, Spanish and A frican - creates a rich social canvas against which the astonishing story o f T oussaint Louverture unfolds over the course o f nine tum ultuous years. Hunting Down Family Roots bv A fi -O df . u a E. S cruggs S t . M artin ’ s P ress ; 2002 “C laim ing K in” is the com pelling story o f A fi- O delia E. Scruggs' search AR-ODELIA E. SBRUGGS for her roots after the death o f the fath er she barely knew. H er quest leads into the past from her hom e town in Nashville, Tennesse, back to the birthplace o f the S c ru g g s in n e a rb y C o h j ro tti i i t f i he H is to r y o f a. W illiam son County. There, A f n c a n f A m tr ita n F a m ily she traces the fam ily back to 1847 and the Scruggs farm where her ancestors were slaves. U ltim ately, this spiritual and em otional jo u r ney to honor her ancestors spurs Scruggs to exam ine and reaffirm her beliefs in the im portance o f fam ily and her religion. “C laim ing K in” is a tale that will capture the heart and mind. at M a ra n a tk a C k u rc k ol G od CLAIM 4222 NE 12th Avenue Portland, Oregon Dr. T. Allen Bethel, Senior Pastor 503.288.7241 on S unday, F ebruary 2 4 ,2 0 0 2 3ö0pm Henry O. Flipper, born a «lave in Georgia, becam e tbe first black graduate of W est Point in 1877. Sponsored by: Prison Ministries, Inc. Chaplain John & Vivian Parker, Directors 5 0 3 .2 8 4 .7 5 6 3 Dr. Martin L utter King, Jr. - Mabalia Jackson Rev. John W . G a rlin g to n , Jr. 1937-1986 The B rid g e B u ild e r Harriet Tubman acted at a nurae, acout and intelli- fanca agent lor the Unien Armiea in the Seuth. Gen eral Seaton reported ah« “ made many a raid inside the enemy iinea, displaying remarkable courage, reel and fidelity.** I in th e co m m u n ity Marian A nJenon 1
