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  • Lee, James. July 20, 1973
  • Lee, James; Oral history--United States; United States--Oregon--Portland; African Americans--Oregon--Portland
  • SIDE A 0 - 2 minutes: Came to Portland in 1929 from Texas. Family background. He was a railroad worker. 2 - 5 minutes: Black churches in Portland. Black social clubs and organizations. Blacks lived mostly between the river and Broadway. Black...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Maney, Mr. and Mrs. Isadore and Mr. Maney's mother. July 20, 1973
  • Maney, Mr. & Mrs. Isadore; Oral history--United States; United States--Oregon--Portland; African Americans--Oregon--Portland
  • SIDE A 0 - 4 minutes: Mr. Maney's mother talks about her family background. Her grandfather moved to Montana. 4 - 8 minutes: Mr. Maney tells how his parents ended up in Portland where he was born. Black churches in Portland. Blacks lived in several...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Clow, Mrs. James. July 20, 1973
  • Clow, Mrs. James; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Oregon--Portland; African American churches
  • 0-3 She came to Portland in 1936 when she was married, from Richmond, Virginia. Talks about her husband's family from Texas. Courtship and marriage. 3-5 Mount Olivet Baptist Church, the largest black church in Portland. 5-7 Blacks were scattered...
  • Black Oral History Collection

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