Buffalo Soldier Speaks

By Yosemite National Park

What's Buffalo Soldier Speaks about?

"A Buffalo Soldier Speaks" an audio podcast featuring National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson as Sergeant Elizy Boman, Troop "K", Ninth U.S. Cavalry, who was dispatched to Yosemite National Park in 1903 and served there through 1904.

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Buffalo Soldier Speaks episodes:

01.22.2014
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.
12.18.2013
On Two Fronts III
Sgt. Boman�s final thoughts on fighting that war for freedom, for true emancipation.
12.11.2013
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.
12.04.2013
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.
11.20.2013
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�.
11.13.2013
Moonlight on Banner Peak
Sgt. Boman feels the power of Yosemite on another memorable night in the wild.
11.06.2013
Taken at Thousand Island Lake
What's the power of beauty on the human spirit? Can a place be so beautiful that when we give ourselves over to that beauty we lose a part of ourselves? On a routine patrol Sgt. Boman encounters such...
10.30.2013
Spiritual
Sgt. Boman reflects on the impact of his 20 year separation from his family.
09.25.2013
The Hunt
After Sgt. Boman evicts a poacher from the park, he has a feeling that he may be the one who's being stalked.
09.18.2013
Birthday
Sgt. Boman has a birthday in Yosemite Valley and thinks about the family he has left behind in the South.
09.11.2013
The Silence of Mountains
Quiet is a good thing to find in a city, but what about Yosemite?
09.04.2013
Roaring Mountain
Sgt. Boman races to the safety of a meadow while Mono winds rise around him.
08.14.2013
Falling after Fire
A routine patrol for Sgt. Boman and Cpl. Bingham becomes dangerous during a breezy day.
08.07.2013
Fording the Creek
Sgt. Boman encounters trouble on an early Spring patrol in a high country still covered with snow.
07.31.2013
Fire
Sgt. Boman experiences wildfire in the high country.

What's Buffalo Soldier Speaks about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Buffalo Soldier Speaks episodes:

Time in Yosemite

On Two Fronts III

On Two Fronts II

On Two Fronts

Power

Moonlight on Banner Peak

Taken at Thousand Island Lake

Spiritual

The Hunt

Birthday

The Silence of Mountains

Roaring Mountain

Falling after Fire

Fording the Creek

Fire