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TRACING TRAILS OF BLOOD ON ICE:
THE FIRST-EVER COMMEMORATION OF THE SPECIAL ROLE PLAYED BY
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND BY THE TOWN OF HUMBOLDT, KANSAS
IN ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC SAGAS OF SURVIVAL, STRENGTH
AND TRIUMPH IN AMERICAN HISTORY
A COMMEMORATION OF
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
-- CHIEF L. PERRY BEAVER
PRINCIPAL CHIEF, MUSKOGEE (CREEK) NATION
The entire ceremony has been rendered in a DVD, available from the KIAANAFH.
For the 10 minute INTRODUCTION of the DVD click
here. This file, although compressed, will take about 6 minutes to
download. It may require ExpressLink-Power DVD software to play efficiently
(avaiable free on-line).
For three of the main speeches during the ceremony, click
here. These speeches are by the ceremony organizer, and KIAANAFH President,
Dr. Willard R. Johnson, and by County Commissioner William Linde, and by
one of the key Humboldt Historic Days founders and organizers, Mrs. Eileen
Robertson. The download will require about 30 minutes on most computers.
The play time is about 35 minutes.
For information about a 4-county Heritage Tour area inspired by and based on the story commemorated in this Humboldt, Kansas ceremony, "Tracing Trails of Blood on Ice" Brochure page 1 click here
Brochure page 2For a rough estimate of the route of the Escape (cir. early 1860s), click here
For a selected READING LIST regarding these events and their background, click here
To see photographs from this ceremony, click here
For a copy of the full program of this ceremony, click here
To order a back issue containing an article about this story and ceremony
that was published in the
Jan-Dec 2001 (Vol 64) Black History Bulletin,
click this link ASALH - Black
History Bulletin
For a verbatim tanscript of the most recent and authoritative discussion
of "The Legacy and Future of Black/Indian Relations" held at
the 57th Annual Meeting of the National Congress of American Indians,
NCAI Session Transcript
The
principal funding for this program came from KIAANAFH
members.
Partial
funding was provided by the Kansas Humanities Council, a nonprofit
cultural organization encouraging the appreciation of history, heritage, and
values
| OFFICERS PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER & CLERK
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Mrs. Thirkelle
Howard Rev.
Khadijah Matin Mr. Charles F. McAfee
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