Buffalo Soldier Speaks

Time in Yosemite

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.

On Two Fronts III

Sgt. Bomans final thoughts on fighting that war for freedom, for true emancipation.

On Two Fronts II

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.

On Two Fronts

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.

Power

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