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February 18, 2004 -xb B lack H istory M onth W s p e c ia l coverage. Page A 3 Black Soldiers in Defense of America Calvery units roamed the Western Frontier States. The 9* and IO“1 Black Calvary More than 25,000African-Ameri Regiments and the 24'*' and 25'*’ Black can soldiers m ade up the 9‘h and 10“1 Infantry R egim ents were im m edi Calvary units and the 24th and 25th ately em ployed, along with Teddy R o o s e v e lt’s Rough Riders. Editor's note: Thefollowing is part B la c k u n its o f a continuing Black History fo u g h t h ero Month series on African Ameri ic a lly in the cans in the U.S. military. B attle o f Los by R on W eber G uasim as.atEl T he P ortland O bserver C aney and on African-American soldiers in the San Juan Hill. U.S. m ilitary have been honored for During the tak bravery since the founding o f the ing o f the hill at Republic. S an Ju a n , The first A frican-A m erican sol b la c k tro o p s dier to receive the M edal o f Honor a d v a n c e d in was Sergeant Emanuel Stance. The front o f white M e m b e r s o f th e U. S . 1 0 th Calvary, c o m p o s e d en tirely o f A frican A m e ric a n s, c a m p e d o u t in S id n e y honor was bestow ed in 1870 for his soldiers shoot N .Y. in 1 9 1 1 . use o f m ilitary flanking maneuvers, ing at the Span along with his bravery in battle. ish , p u ttin g From the end o f the C ivil W ar to th eir liv es in * * A II classes are free o f charge! around 1890, the Buffalo Soldiers, p e r i l c o m p o se d e n tire ly o f A fric an R o o s e v e lt A m ericans, roam ed the W estern com plim ented Frontier, earning their nam e from th e b la c k the Indians w ho noted their curly u n it’s bravery Presents for your health, hair and unshakable bravery. The an d th e n r e soldiers gained national attention canted it, fear and many m edals for their abilities. ing the w hite A m onum ent dedicated to the G en. Colin P ow ell s p e a k s o f th e g re a t p rid e h e soldiers might Buffalo Soldiers opened in 1992 at h a s o f follow ing in th e fo o ts te p s o f th e B u ffa lo look like cow Aerobics Salsa Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Gen. Colin ards. S oldiers. Mallory Ave. Christian Church Salvation Arm y Powell, w ho was the C hairm an o f He con Mon, Wed, Fri, 6-7am , Pierce • 5:30-6:20pm , •the Joint C hiefs o f S taff at the tim e, Infantry Regiments. Battling for d e cocted a lie to argue that he had to Mon, 6:30-7:30pm , Henry spoke on the great pride he had in cades against hundreds o f thou shoot at the backs o f black soldiers Granville • 6:30-7:30pm . Nickerson follow ing in the footsteps o f these sands o f N ative A m ericans and Humboldt Elementary to get them to jo in the assault on the Stretching/Body Sculpting brave soldiers. M exicans the B uffaloS oldierskept hill; a tale that both black and white Tue, Thu, 6-7pm , Keller M att Dishman Henry O ssian Flipper was the the w estern frontier as safe as cou Id soldiers alike knew was not true. Tue, Thu, 7-8am , Lois be under the circum stances. John L. Pershing, the com mander Low Impact Aerobics If not for the B uffalo Sol o f the 10th Calvary, put the im por Daniel’s Memorial Church Tai Chi diers the loss o f life and prop tance o f the A frican-American regi Tue, 7 :15 -8 :15pm, Granville Salvation Arm y erty forthe white settlers would m ent in perspective when he was Wed. 6:30-7:30pm , Lyles have been a lot w orse than it quoted as saying “W e officers o f W a te r Aerobics (Contact AAHC) actually was. The black |----- Salvation Arm y man was a feared oppo nent for N ative A m eri M att Dishman Peninsula Park cans. Black w as a color Sat, 12:30pm, Woods m any Indian w arrio rs African Dance painted them selves b e M att Dishman W eight Mgnt./Conditioning fore o r afte r a battle. Sat, 10-1 lam , Addo U. of Portland Indoor Track T hose who did w ell in Tue, Thu, 9 - 1 Oam, Hasan battle w ere m arked in Body Conditioning black as heroes. W ild Oats Market Since the tim es o f the Yoga L ew isandC lark E xpedi Sat, 9 :3 0 -10:30am, Nickerson W ild Oats Market A cto r H a sa n D avis portra ys York tion in the early 1800s, Tue, Thu, 7:3O-8:3Opm, O’Rourke th e L ew is a n d Clark ex p ed itio n . the natives looked up to the black man. W hen Daniel’s Memorial Church, 1234 NE Killingsworth Matt Dishman, 77 NE Knott first black graduate o f W est Point W illiam Clark brought his and an officer in the regular Army. slave Y ork through Indian (12th & Killingsworth) Peninsula Park, 700 N Portland Flipper fought for four years with co u n try , w arrio rs tried to Humboldt Elementary, 4915 N Gantenbein Salvation Army, 5325 N Williams the IO1" C alvary in the W est, a de wash o ff the black on Y ork’s H enry O ssia n Flipper w a s th e first Mallory Avenue Christian Church (Gym), 126 NE II. of Portland Indoor Track, 500 N W illam ette cade after the Civil War. skin. A s it would not com e b la c k g r a d u a te o f W e s t Point. ^•»erta Wild Oats Market, 3535 NE 15th Racism reared its ugly head when off, they believed he w as not Flipper was falsely charged with only the leader o f the expedition the 10th Calvary could have taken “em bezzling public funds,” and but also the bravest man they had our black heroes into our arms. Must be 21 or older to participate. Please contact AAHC before showing up to the first class and for forced out o f the m ilitary. Often ever seen. York was also extrem ely They fought their way into our af more information at 503-413-1850 or kdempsey@aahc-portland.org. Please receive approval from your successful black businessm en or tall and m uscular w hich added to fections and into the hearts o f the doctor before beginning exercise class. m ilitary personnel were subjected his legend am ong N ative A m eri A m erican people.” to such treatm ent. Flipper becam e a cans. W hen the black soldiers returned successful engineer, used his skills A fter the battleship “M aine” was home, many w ere met by celeb ra R a c ia l a n d E th n ic A p p ro a c h « « to C o m m u n ity H e a lth in Spanish to help interpret impor- sunk in the harbor at H avana in tions in their honor. H ow ever some A Program of the African American Health Coalition. Inc > tant land docum ents, and helped February 1898, with both black and w ere assaulted or killed by jealous Sponsored by the Centers tor Disease Control and Prevention (CDC| build a railroad to in Alaska. w hite soldiers on board, the call w hites who would not adm it the came to give more respect and honor black soldier was every bit as good Contact AAHC at 503-413-1850 or visit our web site at wwwaahc-pordand.org to A frican-A m erican soldiers. as a white soldier in com bat. /x \ African American Health Coalition, Inc. 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