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  • Mark A. Bell (1825–1897)

    Marcus "Mark" A. Bell was a visible and enterprising leader in Portland’s early Black community. His enduring commitment to "equality under the law for …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Race and Progressive Resistance

    By the mid-1960s, opposition to what planners called “urban renewal”— the demolition of deteriorating mixed-use districts to make way for freeways and large public buildings—spread …

    Oregon History Project

  • Richard “Dick” Bogle (1930–2010)

    Dick Bogle was a multi-talented Oregonian and humanitarian who dedicated his adult life to service in the Portland area. The great-grandson of Northwest pioneers, Bogle …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt

    The Afro-American Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt, in the collections of the Oregon Historical Society, depicts five hundred years of national equality issues and African American …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Daniel Drew (1843–1923)

    Daniel Drew was a civic and religious figure in the Willamette Valley from 1901 until his death in 1923. Throughout Drew’s time in Oregon, only …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • DeNorval Unthank (1899-1977)

    In 1929, Portland was a city deeply divided. Its small population of African Americans lived uneasily among their white neighbors. Only three years had passed …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Fred Milton (1948-2011)

    During a period of social and racial turmoil in the late 1960s, the Black Student Union at Oregon State University staged a protest, walking off …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • James D. Saules (1806?–1850s)

    James D. Saules was a Black American sailor and musician who arrived in Oregon in 1841 as part of the U.S. Exploring Expedition. He …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Mary H. Carr (1823?–1911)

    Mary H. Carr was an enterprising and respected member of Portland's early Black community. Known for her courage and resilience, she was a successful …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • African American and Women Workers in World War II

    Wartime conditions severely disrupted rural communities, creating dire labor shortages in agricultural and natural resource industries like logging and lumbering. Thousands of Oregonians left farms, …

    Oregon History Project

307 results

  • Mark A. Bell (1825–1897)

    Marcus "Mark" A. Bell was a visible and enterprising leader in Portland’s early Black community. His enduring commitment to "equality under the law for …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Race and Progressive Resistance

    By the mid-1960s, opposition to what planners called “urban renewal”— the demolition of deteriorating mixed-use districts to make way for freeways and large public buildings—spread …

    Oregon History Project

  • Richard “Dick” Bogle (1930–2010)

    Dick Bogle was a multi-talented Oregonian and humanitarian who dedicated his adult life to service in the Portland area. The great-grandson of Northwest pioneers, Bogle …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt

    The Afro-American Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt, in the collections of the Oregon Historical Society, depicts five hundred years of national equality issues and African American …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Daniel Drew (1843–1923)

    Daniel Drew was a civic and religious figure in the Willamette Valley from 1901 until his death in 1923. Throughout Drew’s time in Oregon, only …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • DeNorval Unthank (1899-1977)

    In 1929, Portland was a city deeply divided. Its small population of African Americans lived uneasily among their white neighbors. Only three years had passed …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Fred Milton (1948-2011)

    During a period of social and racial turmoil in the late 1960s, the Black Student Union at Oregon State University staged a protest, walking off …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • James D. Saules (1806?–1850s)

    James D. Saules was a Black American sailor and musician who arrived in Oregon in 1841 as part of the U.S. Exploring Expedition. He …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Mary H. Carr (1823?–1911)

    Mary H. Carr was an enterprising and respected member of Portland's early Black community. Known for her courage and resilience, she was a successful …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • African American and Women Workers in World War II

    Wartime conditions severely disrupted rural communities, creating dire labor shortages in agricultural and natural resource industries like logging and lumbering. Thousands of Oregonians left farms, …

    Oregon History Project