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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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  • Dunning, Verron. August 24, 1972
  • Dunning, Verron; Oral history--United States; African Americans; Pioneers--Washington (state); Washington (state)--History--Anecdotes
  • SIDE A; 0 - 3 minutes: Talks about George Washington, a local pioneer. He was raised by a black woman in Michigan. Other blacks in Centralia; Stacy Kunos. 3 - 5 minutes: Talks about William Bryan and his wife who were early pioneers. Other blacks...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Henry, Ray. December 8, 1972
  • Henry, Ray; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Pasco; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5 minutes: He came to Pasco in 1943 from Kansas. Growth of Pasco. Other black families in town when he arrived. Black churches. 5 - 8 minutes: The East SIDE of town was set aside for Negroes. Most bought their own land. Trailer camps....
  • 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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  • King, Mr. and Mrs. William. April 5, 1973
  • King, Mr. and Mrs. William; Oral history--United States; United States--Idaho; African Americans--Washington (state) --Spokane; African Americans--Idaho; African American farmers
  • SIDE A 0 - 3 minutes: Stump ranching in northern Idaho. He worked for I.A. Brown. 3 - 9 minutes: Life in North Carolina before they moved West. Family backgrounds. Her father worked in a tobacco plant. Durham, North Carolina. How they came West....
  • Black Oral History Collection

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