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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.