Buffalo Soldier

Sgt. Boman talks about Time as its own sort of geography, that in the Sierra Nevada you can get lost in the when, the here and now, as easily as taking a wrong turn in the mountains.

Sgt. Boman’s final thoughts on fighting that war for freedom, for true emancipation.

Sgt. Boman continues this conversation about colored men who serve in the military, and their fight for freedoms that are elusive once they return from the battlefield.

Sgt. Boman tells of an encounter in Jerseydale that prompts him to consider some of the differences between being a colored soldier versus a white soldier in a time of war.

Sgt. Boman reflects on his status as a sergeant in the Ninth Cavalry and the meaning in his own life of the word “power”.