Video credits Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail and the Seacoast African American Cultural Center, 2014.
Speaking of Black Indians, the Discover Portsmouth Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is hosting an event tomorrow, from 2:00 pM to 4:00 PM local time, dedicated to exactly this topic.
This program, presented by the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail and the Seacoast African American Cultural Center entitled Black Indians: An American Story will feature segments of the award winning film followed by a discussion with Everett “Tall Oak” Weeden, a Mashantucket Pequot/Wampanoag Native American from Rhode Island.
The video above is narrated by the always-eloquent James Earl Jones, who is one of us. Just over 2.5 minutes in length, but it's moving all the same. If you're in the area and can go, it looks like a worthwhile investment of a Sunday afternoon.
One day, I'll write about a couple of more controversial topics related to Black Indians: Cherokee Freedmen, and "Mardi Gras Indians." But those are issues for another day.
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