November 26,2003_____________________________________
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Tubman Students Get Lesson from Historic Role Model
port Battalion o f the Oregon Army N a
tional Guard. She isalsoan African-Ameri
can Officer.
Gen. Byrne introduced Lt. Col. Murray,
portraying Harriet Tubman, as a "person
of flesh and bone who did something
really spectacular.”
Don’t give up
‘Harriet Tubman’
tells kids
by S ean P. N elson ,
T he P ortland O bserver
The A djutant General o f the Oregon
National Guard led a delegation o f m ili
tary p erso n n e l to H arriet T ubm an
M iddle School in northeast Portland to
recognize sixth to eighth graders for
their academ ic achievem ents during a
special assem bly.
Brigadier Gen. Raymond Byrne planned
to fly onto the school grounds in a military
helicopter for last W ednesday's cer
emony, but inclement weather kept the
aircraft grounded,
Accompanying him was his executive
assistant Major Kevin Dial and Lt. Col.
Sandra D. Murray who portrayed Harriet
Tubman during the assembly. Murray is
the commander of the 741st Corps, Sup
Harriet Tubman
led s o m e 4 0 0
to 5 0 0 sla v e s
to freed o m
through h er
underground
railroad.
During the Civil War, the Union Army
Scout, then in her 60s, ferried some 400 to
500 slaves to freedom through her under
ground railroad every 4 to 5 months start
ing out from locations behind enemy lines
in the South. She was buried with military
honors.
Lt. Col. Murray portrayed the school’s
namesake as someone who courageously
overcame great suffering to emerge v icto-
rious.
“I have been traded and traded and
traded as a slave for many years, but 1
have survived. 1 am living proof that as
you strive to be all you can be, the word
‘c a n ’t ’ does not exist in my vocabulary.
1 have paved paths for others to follow.
C reate your own path so others can
follow you. You can survive with a good
education. A quitter never w ins and a
w in n e r n e v e r q u its ," M u rra y , as
Tubm an, said.
Gospel music from the Harriet Tubman
Choir followed her performance.
Honor role certificates were then pre
sented to the future high school graduat
ing classes of 2008.2009 and 2 0 10.
Six students received a special Code of
E xcellence Award based on H arriet
T ubm an's life and legacy and chosen by
students, faculty and staff. The award
included a $25 gift certificate to Lloyd
Center.
4 view overlooking Harriet Tubm an M iddle School.
Gorilla on Cop
Car Investigated
fteACHinG
Police Chief Derrick Foxworth has
ordered both a police investigation and
a review by the city auditor’s office over
an incident that some in Portland’s hip-
hop community are calling racial intimi
dation by two police officers.
It started Monday, Nov. 17 when
Robert Fowlkes and his toy gorilla were
picked up by officers for drunken behav
ior outside Mary’s strip club. The offic
ers, whose names have not been re
leased, claimed the stuffed animal reeked
of vomit and urine, and attached it to
their car’s front bumper.
The police car with the gorilla at
tached, then pulled up at a popular hip-
hop show at Ringlers’ hosted by deejay
Mello Cee, unnerving many African-
American patrons, who compared the
gesture to police donning the Confeder
ate flag or a minstrel doll.
Foxworth, the African-American chief
who recently took over the police force,
said the officers have apologized for
what they call a misunderstanding and
say they did not intend to offend any
one.
Fowlkesclaims the toy gorillasmelled
only of cigarettes.
Members o f the
Corner Stone Com
munity Church o f
God in Christ serve
up turkey dinners to
the homeless at a
free Thanksgiving
dinner on Saturday in
northeast Portland.
M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
photo by
Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health
A program ot the African Arnencan Health Coalition. Inc
Sponsored by the CDC (Centers lor Disease Control and Prevention)
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