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  • Rucker, Ollie. July 22, 1972
  • Rucker, Ollie; Oral history--United States; United States--Washington (state)
  • SIDE A; 0 - 3: Family background. Father came to Roslyn as strike-breaker from Virginia. Later moved to mining area in Franklin in King County. Black social clubs. 3 - 8: Doesn't remember any black politicians. Jim Shepardston, an influential...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Pierce, Flexan. October 30, 1972
  • Pierce, Flexan; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century; African Americans--Washington (state)--Spokane
  • SIDE A; 0 - 3: Came from North Carolina by train. Black churches. Other organizations--NAACP. 3 - 6: Emancipation Day. Blacks lived all over town and many owned property. Negro businesses. 6 - 8: Father was very strict. Churchwork quite important....
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Coleman, Reverend and Mrs. Sam. December 8, 1972
  • Coleman, Reverend and Mrs. Sam; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Pasco; African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle; African Americans--Colorado--Denver; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century;...
  • TAPE 1, SIDE A; 0 - 10: Her family background, From Mississippi and came to Washington in 1916. Her father worked for the railroad. Other blacks in Pasco. Most lived in railroad cars on the east side of town. Then they went to California and...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Tanner, Jack. January 20, 1973
  • Tanner, Jack; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Tacoma; African Americans--Politics and government; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
  • TAPE 1, SIDE A; 0 - 5: Parents migrated to Washington from Indiana and Mississippi in the late 1800's. Family background. Problems his grandmother had in Indianapolis. Father a longshoreman. 5 - 8: Black churches in Tacoma. Social life was limited...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • King, Frank. April 5, 1973
  • King, Frank; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Idaho--Tensed; African American farmers
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5: Came out west in 1903. They got a homestead in 1910. How they got their homestead. 5 - 8: Real rough the first couple of years. Started with oats and wheat. Custom threshing outfits. How they gradually expanded their area of...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Claude. June 5, 1973
  • Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Claude; Oral History--United States; African Americans--Idaho--Boise; Churches--Idaho; African Americans--Employment; Family
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5 minutes: She has been in Boise since 1909. Born in Pueblo, Colorado. He came to Idaho in 1923. Family backgrounds. How his family came out west from Missouri. 5 - 11 minutes: How her folks came out west from Georgia and Tennessee. Her...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Levi. July 18, 1973
  • Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Levi; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Oregon--Portland; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century; African Americans--Employment--Oregon; African Americans--Housing--Oregon--Portland; African American...
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5 minutes: He came to Portland in 1930. She arrived in 1933. Family backgrounds. 5 - 8 minutes: Black Baptist church in Portland. Other black churches. Black Population. Black families. Job opportunities for blacks. 8 - 12 minutes:...
  • 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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  • 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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  • Johnson, Raymond. March 3, 1974
  • Johnson, Raymond; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Montana--Missoula; African Americans--Employment--Montana
  • SIDE A; 0 - 3: His parents were from Minneapolis. He was born here. How his parents met and married. Family background. 3 - 5: Black Methodist church in Missoula. Black population. Jobs blacks worked in. Almost all owned their own property. Black...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Monroe, Ethel. April 5, 1974
  • Monroe, Ethel; Oral history--United States; United States--Montana--Missoula; African Americans--Employment--Montana--Missoula; African Americans--Montana--Missoula
  • SIDE A 0 - 4 minutes: Family background. Father from Tennessee. Parents settled in Missoula around 1919 or so. Black churches in Missoula. Not any black clubs. 4 - 7 minutes: Blacks lived all over town. Many owned their own places-- many whites...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Freeman, Lawrence. June 12, 1974
  • Freeman, Lawrence; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Clarkston; African Americans--Montana; Pioneers--Washington (state)
  • TAPE 1, SIDE A: 0-4 Has lived in Clarkston since 1919. Family background. How his parents met and moved to Montana. His father worked with horses. 4-9 There were never many blacks in Montana. Talks about the ranch his family lived on in Montana....
  • Black Oral History Collection

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