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This is the low resolution version of our latest film celebrating 2020 Black History Month for Union Parish Library. Our goal in 2020 is to reduce stereotypes and barriers for African Americans in the outdoors by celebrating the lives and stories of explorers and adventurers throughout black history. Join us as we step into the shoes of pioneers that climbed Mount Everest and explored wild and unforgiving landscapes. The courageous. The bold. The audacious!
They were farmers, hikers, naturalists, biologists, environmentalists, rangers, cowboys, stage coach drivers, fur traders, mountain men, farmers, aviators, soldiers, hunters, botanists, mountaineers, climbers, astronauts, guides, abolitionists, U.S. Marshals, spies, scouts, surveyors, zoologists, wilderness trekker, astronomers, conquistadors, cyclists, backpackers, writers, poets, campers, settlers, and founders. This list was not the past, but rather just the beginning…

"The path is not easy, the climbing is rugged and hard, but the glory at the end is worthwhile." —Matthew Henson, first person to trek to the North Pole

This movie was filmed at Union Parish Library on Friday, February 21st 2020. It includes the following sections:

Welcome and Introductions
Stephanie Herrmann, Library Director

Prayer of Blessing for Adventurers and Explorers.
Rev. Donald Dredd, Fellowship Baptist Church/Simsboro

Hit the Bike Trails with Torrance Strong
Rev. Bobby Joe Douglas, Word Church/Bastrop-Grambling
Torrance Strong, Cyclist Advocate #GOTSTRONG

Hook, Line, and Sinker with Torica Whitty
Verdell Ventroy, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Torica Whitty, Professional Angler Motorcycle Outdoor Enthusiast

Backwoods Biologist with Maury Bedford
Rev. Samuel Elsworth, Zion Hill Baptist Church
Maury Bedford, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge Manager
D’Arbonne Refuge/Ouachita Wildlife Refuge

Not So Cuddly Critters with Nova Clarke
Cynthia Gatson, 21st Century Learning Coordinator
Nova Clarke, Environmental Educator Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge

Wild Wild West with Layon Gray
Rev. James Douglas, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church,
Marion, Layon Gray, Broadway Playwright/Director
“Cowboy” The Story of Bass Reeves

Bayou Blues with Pon Dixson
Fred Carr, Union Parish Voter’s League President
Pon Dixson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge Manager Musician/Custom-Guitar Artisan

Introduction to Adventurers and Explorers Exhibit
Nell Wayne, City of Farmerville Mayor’s Office &
Jackie Hill, D.A.R.T. Director

Tour of the Exhibit was hosted by Marilyn Holly, Library Board Member

Special thanks also to our community donors who provided items for our exhibit:

North Louisiana Aviation Museum,
Kevin Adkins,
Union Parish Museum of History and Art,
Terri Booth,
Buckskin Billy,
Lake D’Arbonne State Park,
Richard Lowery,
Black Bayou Lake and D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuges.

CAMERA OPERATORS
Kimberly Paxton
Charles Paxton

MUSIC
“Journeyman” by Aakash Ghandi
Courtesy of Google’s Youtube Audio Library

Production & Editing
Charles Paxton
Open Eye Film MMXX
openeyefilm.com