Frank Martin, producer of the award winning documentary "For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots" will be in Long Beach Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. to air a portion of his film at Earnest McBride Park & Cal Rec Community Center, 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
According to promotional material: "If prevalent and accepted accounts of American History - both scholarly and those portrayed by Hollywood - are to be believed, the face of the United States Armed Services was white.
According to promotional material: "If prevalent and accepted accounts of American History - both scholarly and those portrayed by Hollywood - are to be believed, the face of the United States Armed Services was white.
"The truth is over 5,000 Black soldiers fought in the American Revolution. And though most were not recognized as citizens or even free man, more than 200,000 took up arms in the Civil War. Over 380,000 African-Americans served in WW I and more than 2,000,000 defended this country in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Yet most accounts of their valiant actions are absent from history books and contemporary film."
Although the documentary is four hours and spans the history of blacks in American warfare, Sunday's screening will deal with the Civil War period. The screening is being presented by Long Beach Central Area Association/MusicUNTOLD at the monthly NAACP meeting in tribute to Veterans Day and 150th anniversary of Civil War.
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