February 6, 2008
Lens Focuses on Early Portland Advocate
African and Native American defender profiled on OPB
T h e n e x t O re g o n E x p e ri
H e w as fo re v e r c h a n g e d by
e n c e on O re g o n P u b lic B ro a d a tra g ic e v e n t in A m e ric a n
c a s tin g (O P B C h a n n e l 10) history.
p re se n ts th e sto ry o f the re
As a young W est Point gradu
m a r k a b le lif e o f C h a r le s ate, L ieutenant W ood traveled
E rsk in e S c o tt W o o d .
w est, first to record im pres
A p ro m in e n t P o rtla n d c iv ic sions o f an A laskan Indian tribe,
le a d e r, p o et, e s s a y is t a n d a t then to fight in the tragic Nez
to rn e y fro m the tu rn o f th e last Perce W ar o f 1877.
c e n tu ry . W o o d left a leg acy
The heart o f the O PB pro
fo r his frie n d sh ip w ith th e N ez gram tells the story o f W ood's
P erce an d C h ie f Jo se p h , and ex periences in that cam paign
fo r b e in g a p o w e rfu l a d v o c a te and how they shaped his life
fo r th e p o o r an d d is a d v a n philosophy, his role in recording
C h ie f Jo se p h ’s fam ous speech
ta g e d .
A v o ice foi tre e sp e e c h and at w a r's end, and his su b se
d e fe n d e r o f ra d ic a l a c tiv ists, quent friendship with Joseph, a
he q u it th e O re g o n B ar fo r its friendship that co ntinues to this
re fu sa l to a d m it b la c k s.
day betw een the W ood fam ily
and the N ez Perce Tribe.
A fter leaving the U.S. A rm y
and o b ta in in g a law degree.
W ood settled in P ortland and
becam e a larger-than-life fig
ure in the life o f the young city.
He a lso p la y e d a key role in
c re a tin g so m e o f P o rtla n d 's
m a jo r in stitu tio n s, su c h as the
first lib ra ry and the P o rtla n d
A rt M useum .
S u b s e q u e n tly , W o o d an d
S ara B ard F ield , a p o e t and
su ffra g ist w ho w o u ld beco m e
his se c o n d w ife, m o v ed to the
San F ra n c isc o Bay area, w here
they in flu e n c e d m any n o tab le
A m e ric a n s.
D uring the height o f his c a
reer, W ood w as a national fig
ure, yet he left his m ost signifi
cant legacy in Portland.
“ C h a r le s E r s k in e S c o o t
W ood: R eluctant S oldier" airs
W ednesday, Feb. 1 1 at 9 p.m .,
and is repeated on W ednesday,
Feb. 13 at 3 a.m . and Sunday,
Feb. 17 at I p.m .
Charles Erskine Scott
Wood left a legacy for
his friendship with the
Nez Perce and as de
fender o f the rights for
blacks to be admitted to
the Oregon Bar.
Lessons of Love, Non-Violence
The timeless lessons o f love
and non-violence prove to be as
pertinent today as when they were
first taught 35 years ago in the
documentary "C olorblind" airing
Sunday, Feb. 10 from 2 to 3 p.m.
EOUS LEADERS
A teacher who had a
profound impact on his
white students during
the turbulent 1960s in
Detroit, is recreated in
the film Colorblind,
airing Sunday, Feb. 10
at 2 p.m. on OPB
(Channel 10).
diversity
on OPB (Channel 10).
Colorblind follows a group of
students who were scattered to
the winds by the 1967 Detroit
riots, an unusual group o f almost
all-w hite, grade-school c la ss
mates who reunite at age 46, and
discover how each o f their lives
had been profoundly impacted
by their beloved A frican-A m eri
can teacher, Mr. Bell.
W ith each classm ate found,
the following exact words are
spoken: "W here is Mr. Bell? He
impacted my life more than any
other teacher." The quest to find
their beloved Mr. Bell begins.
Mr. Bell was a giant o f a man
in character. He was the first
African-A m erican teacher they
had ever had. He had touched
their hearts and minds and shaped
their young spirits.
When Mr. Bell is found (now
close to 70 years old), another
miracle of sorts occurs; despite
his long career as an educator
and principal, he rem em bers each
and every one o f them in vivid
detail . . . and what they wanted
to be when they grew up!
What started out to be a per
sonal journey o f discovery for
one woman (Pam ela Peak) sud
denly touched the hearts of m il
lions across America.
The docum entary was first
aired by ABC News on Dr. Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birth
day in 2004.
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