Oral History collection
Title
Oral History collection
Description
Collection of oral histories from African American Oregonians.
Creator
Oregon Black Pioneers
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Language
en=US
Publisher
Oregon Black Pioneers
Contributor
Oregon Black Pioneers
Collection Items
Untitled (Bill and Martha Rutherford)
Discussion on housing, gentrification, and displacement of African American communities. Urban renewal, redlining, Bethel and formation of the Portland Development Comission, Urban League leadership, Edwin C. Bill Berry, and colorism in theā¦
Untitled (oral_history_Mississippi_unknown)
Oral history. Unknown person moved from Mississippi to Oregon in 1952. Bill and Martha Rutherford discuss interracial marriage, segregation, and accomodation laws. Vanport flood.
Untitled (Ed Washington)
Oral history. Vanport, Delta Dome Project, crime in Portland crime, and urban planning discussed.