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Portland Observer Black
History Month
February 10, 2010
For the Love o f Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots is a
moving PBS documentary that chronicles the sacrificial courage of
African-American men and woman who have served our country in time
of war, from the Pevolution to Iraq.
The story of America’s Black Patriots
U .S. Bank is c eleb ratin g B lack H is
tory M onth w ith the sp o n so rsh ip o f For
L ove o f L iberty: T he Story o f A m ericas
B lack Patriots, w hich p rem iers on m ost
Public B ro ad castin g System statio n s n a
tionw ide in February.
T h e film , c o -w ritte n , d ire c te d an d
p ro d u c e d by F ran k M a rtin an d 10 y e a rs
in th e m a k in g , h o n o rs th e m ilita ry s e r
v ic e o f A fric a n A m e ric a n p a trio ts d a t
ing b a ck to th e R e v o lu tio n a ry W ar,
g e n e ra tio n s b e fo re th e ir o w n fre e d o m
w a s d e c la re d th ro u g h th e E m a n c ip a
tio n P ro c la m a tio n . T h e ir s to rie s are
to ld th ro u g h le tte rs, d ia rie s , sp e e c h e s
an d h isto ric a l re c o rd s th at a re d ra m a ti
c a lly re -e n a c te d a n d re c ite d by a v a st
e n se m b le o f h ig h ly re c o g n iz e d c e le b ri
tie s a n d p u b lic fig u res.
T he d o cu m en tary uses letters, diaries,
speeches, jo u rn alistic accounts, historical
text and m ilitary reco rd s to d o cu m en t the
acco m p lish m en ts o f A frican A m erican
m en and w o m en since the earliest days o f
the republic. T h eir g rip p in g perso n al sto
ries are a d eep ly m o v in g ch ro n icle o f
sacrifice, from the R ev o lu tio n ary W ar—
w h o se first casu alty w as a black m an,
C risp u s A ttu ck s— to the cu rren t battle
ag ain st global terrorism .
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Do
you
know
w hat
Juneteenth is?
Y o u ’re invited to find out the
origins o f this A frican Am erican
holiday during a com m unity
Black H istory M onth event pre
s e n te d by P o r tla n d ’s “ M r.
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Juneteenth” on Saturday, Feb.
13 at 1 p.m. at the Calvary C hris
tian Center, located on the cor
ner o f N ortheast A lberta Street
and M allory A venue.'
F or m ore in fo rm a tio n on
Juneteenth, either call 971 -998-
5 0 3 4 o r se n d E m a il to
juneteenthforw ard@ gm ail.com .
A Freedom Rider’s Story
Bernard Lafayette Jr. is a long
time civil rights activist and orga
nizer and who was a leader in the
1960s Freedom Riders movement.
He played a leading role in early
organizing o f the Selma, Ala. vot
ing rights cam paign, and was a
m em ber o f the N ashville Student
M ovem ent.
Lafayette worked closely with
groups such as the Student Non
violent Coordinating Committee, the
Southern Christian Leadership Con
ference, and the American Friends
Service Committee.
He went on to work on the 1966
Chicago Open Housing Movement
and later became president o f the
American Baptist Theological Semi
nary.
Lafayette now holds the post o f
Senior Fellow at the University o f
Rhode Island, where he heads the
Center for Nonviolence and Peace
Bernard Lafayette
Studies.
The center promotes nonviolence
education using a curriculum based
on the principles and methods o f
Martin Luther King Jr.