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 (Carl Abbott)
Oral history. Carl Abbott.

Untitled (Ed Washington)
Oral history. Vanport, Delta Dome Project, crime in Portland crime, and urban planning discussed.

Untitled (L. Unthank part 1)
Oral history. Vanport and Sugar Hill discussed.
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