North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers
Bonga
Clip: Episode 1 | 8mVideo has Closed Captions
Half black, half Ojibwe, George Bonga was the first-known person of African ancestry...
Half black, half Ojibwe, George Bonga was the first-known person of African ancestry to be born in the Minnesota Territory. His size and power left a legend-sized impression on everyone who met him. The combination of his race, size and strength made him an ideal fur trader and treaty translator. Not only was he able to withstand harsh physical labor, he was able to forge vital relationships...
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North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers is a local public television program presented by Twin Cities PBS
North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers
Bonga
Clip: Episode 1 | 8mVideo has Closed Captions
Half black, half Ojibwe, George Bonga was the first-known person of African ancestry to be born in the Minnesota Territory. His size and power left a legend-sized impression on everyone who met him. The combination of his race, size and strength made him an ideal fur trader and treaty translator. Not only was he able to withstand harsh physical labor, he was able to forge vital relationships...
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