I think it is wonderful of Councilwomen Linda Pall to bring to our attention Black History by providing such information.<br> <br> However, I am curious as to why it seems that the only Black History we discuss is about how Black people were slaves and how they were badly treated and discriminated against in the United States.<br> <br> There is so much more to Black history and culture than this, thousands of years of worth of culture, history, language, and customs. Why do we ignore it? <br> <br> Why not a film or presentation on Black History instead of it just always being Black Slavery and Civil Rights History? <br> <br> Thanks,<br> <br> Donovan J Arnold<br><br><b><i>Linda Pall <lpall@moscow.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1528" name="GE!
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<style></style> <div><font face="Arial"> <div><font size="2">Thanks to Toney Driver and the Moscow Human Rights Commission I was reminded of this and thought Visionaries would be interested as well. Also, don't forget the second annual action oriented human rights conference, Finding the Center, is coming up on March 24, 25 and 26. FTC is jointly sponsored by the City of Moscow, City of Pullman, UI and WSU. They have a very complete website and registration forms. Scholarships are available! <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">See: <a title="http://www.uidaho.edu/ftc" href="http://www.uidaho.edu/ftc">www.uidaho.edu/ftc</a> </span></font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">Coming to PBS on Feb. 9th and the 16th from 9PM to 11PM is the <br>four part series Slavery And The Making Of America, produced <br>by Dante James, and narrated by Morgan Freeman. Dante is an <br>incredible film maker who has pro!
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many award wining <br>films among them biographies on Marian Anderson and A. Philip <br>Randolph. He worked with the late great film maker Henry <br>Hampton at Blackside and was the executive producer of <br>Hampton's last series This Far By Faith: African American <br>Spiritual Journeys. </font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">Slavery And The Making Of America tells the story of slavery <br>from the point of view of the enslaved. The series recognizes <br>the strength, humanity and dignity of the enslaved. While I have not seen the film, I would bet folding money on the value and credibility of this presentation, quite the contrast to some other historic views of this period in American history that have been centers of discussion in and around Moscow in the recent past.<br> </font></div> <div><font size="2">Watch it and make your own judgments. Encourage your friends and family to watch. Let PBS know your response!
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series. If we can create a large audience for this important series, PBS will be more likely to produce and air more programs that address the African-<br>American experience. There are also two web sites for the series: <br></font><a href="http://www.pbs.org/slavery"><font size="2">www.pbs.org/slavery</font></a><font size="2"> and </font><a href="http://www.slaveryinamerica.com"><font size="2">www.slaveryinamerica.com</font></a><font size="2"> </font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">Be sure to tune in.</font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">All the best,</font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">Linda Pall</font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div></font></div>_____________________________________________________<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> !
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