Page 6 LEVYW COUNTY JOURNAL AROUND LEVY COUNTY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,2007 Historian, art collector shares knowledge with students BY LISA STATHAM I'OSTERARO "buffalo soldiers" to WES American history, especially endured fierce prejudice," after the impressive creature Stivers's "The Chase at Si-ciAl To HFill- JOURNAL third, fourth and fifth graders, the part about the buffalo said Douglas. because of their courage. Rattlesnake Springs" featured One hundred eighty thanks to funding provided soldier. He presented two theories Nathan Hunt, from Susan the buffalo soldiers in action. thousand enlisted; 33,000 by the Linda Green Proctor On June 8, 1866, Congress to explain how these black Barmon's fourth grade class, A sculpture of a buffalo died...who were these brave Memorial Fund. authorized the formation of soldiers received that wanted to know why the soldier was Mackenzie soldiers? Assistant principal Cynthia six black regiments, both moniker. When the Indians white soldiers didn't like the Klein's favorite. "It shows The statistics, which Douglas, who has known cavalry and infantry, of first encountered these dark- buffalo soldiers wearing the what they [buffalo soldiers] amazed and awed students at Douglas for 15 years and 1,000 each to be led by white skinned men, they were blue uniforms, looked like," said Mackenzie Williston Elementary's early taught his daughter in middle officers, astride dark horses and wore Douglas explained that from Lita Halchak's fourth release day presentation on school, introduced this retired Members of these dark uniforms, blue was the color of the grade class. Jan. 24, revealed the number Air Force Master Sergeant segregated regiments, former With their "nappy, curly Union, and many white A painting of a buffalo of black soldiers involved in and 16-year Head Start Civil War soldiers and hair," the Indians thought they soldiers, especially in the soldier on horseback was the the War Between the States. teacher, slaves, earned approximately looked like buffalo, Douglas South, sympathized with the pick of Precious Williams. An American history When he's through with $13 a month to hunt and said. Another theory he came Confederacy. "I like all the creation he has aficionado, Wiyet Douglas his day job as head custodian capture hostile Native across said that the Indians The buffalo soldiers fought behind it ...all the clouds and of Gainesville shared his art at Lake Forest Elementary Americans, map and explore thought buffalo were brave, in all major U.S.-involved all that. I like the colors [the collection and his love of in Gainesville, Douglas the Southwest and string as were these soldiers, thus wars, including the Wars soldier] has on, and I like the knowledge about the famous confesses his devotion to telegraph wires. "They they might have labeled them of Removal, before they color of the horse." Precious were disbanded in 1944. is in Melissa Lewis's fourth Eighteen had received the grade. Congressional Medal of Tina Roberts's fourth , Honor; the last of the original grade student, Wyatt Coker, STAN N Bbuffalo soldiers died last asked questions about a year. painting Douglas' wife had thoasFollowing Douglas' commissioned an artist to Ethington Doulpresentation, students asked paint as a gift for him which im .a.....a questions from "Who was featured him as a buffalo \, P &iSBillytheKid?"to"How'dyou soldier with her and their k:sS^B^~ Biift TRKOONTYo Ho'dyo 9 "____ get all this information?" To two children. "It was really the latter, Douglas responded cool since it was based on ,, '.. that he "read, read, read." He his family, and it looks pretty r i; I~touted his collection of over much like him. It made me -. 500 books. feel like I knew them even a -,"Yes, there's power in thoughI hadn't met them." knowledge," added Erin Nathan chose the Wal- t I Mi *-: SOwens, physical education Mart poster by S. Clay which ....... ILsteacher and one of the WES saluted the buffalo soldiers: staff members, along with Their actions were famous yet TRATN -CT AND.. Anita Barber and Helen they never knew fame. The l i e n ... IBB* Darling and all the aides, who poster was a pictorial history i! supervise each group during of these soldiers' history. "I <, 81e such presentations, like the texture...how the Before departing, students background looks...this one ___." i ABORTOR. could view Douglas's large big person in the middle," It Seices Acollection of art, which also said Nathan. e O e H s included a couple statues Josh Kirkland from Joelene of the Tuskegee airmen. Vining's fourth grade class MPaintings such as "My Hero" had two words to sum up his Sat.by Ernest Varner and Don experience: "It's cool!" STANDING BESIDE his display of sculptures and copies of paintings of buffalo soldiers (including two at2 locations Tuskegee airmen) and wearing his buffalo soldier t-shirt, Gainesville resident Wiyet Douglas poses with calln (352) a93950to an appointment to avl 493 154 WE'S^b~t at a~elgiie January'iri 1tse~a lt hrpghF rur third graders Dylan Flory, Thomas Riddle, Chris Judkins, Robert Reinhardt, Jonathan Pendray and L-ogan i viesAnhquesinmWiiston&iLaneSAntiques inChiefland Ethington. 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