Lee, James. July 20, 1973
Lee, James. July 20, 1973
Rating
Title
Lee , James . July 20 , 1973
Birthdate/Interviewee
1907
Occupation/Interviewee
Porter ; Active in NAACP
Interview Date
1973-07-20
Length of Interview
35 minutes
Subject
Lee, James Oral history--United States United States--Oregon--Portland African Americans--Oregon--Portland
Type
Sound
Genre
Interviews
Interview Location
United States--Oregon--Portland
Interviewer
Taylor , Quintard
Abstractor
Knight , Margot H .
Abstract
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 businesses . 5 - 9 minutes : Well-known blacks in the area . NAACP . He has one daughter who attended school in Portland . Maintains contact with relatives in Texas . 9 - 13 minutes : Entertainment for blacks . Famous singers and dancers . Work as a porter for the Pullman Company . Other work . Black unions . 13 - 18 minutes : Blacks coming into Portland during World War II . Most blacks were Republican through the 30's . Black politicians . Ship-- yard work , during WW II . 18 - 23 minutes : Housing for blacks in Vanport City which was washed away in the 50's . 23 - 25 minute : He still thinks lots of new blacks come into Portland . Knows blacks in surrounding areas . 25 - 27 minutes : Found out about blacks in other areas through the NAACP . The Sentinel , a black newspaper . 27 - 30 minutes : One school named after a black . No contact with other ethnic groups . Feelings about living in Portland . SIDE B ; 0 - 3 minutes : More about his feelings about living in Portland . Not many jobs were open to blacks . 3 - 4 minutes : More about work in the NAACP .
Abstract Date
1979-06-11
Identifier
ct02t30lee
Collection
Is found in CT 2 , Black Oral History Interviews , 1972-1974 https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ct2.htm at Washington State University Libraries ' Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Language
English
Digitization
Interview cassette tapes were digitized in 2002 as mp3 files , and uploaded in CONTENTdm .
Rights Notes
In copyright. As no permission forms were signed, rights for this interview remain both with the interviewees and Washington State University (as the interviewer conducted them as part of their WSU employment).
Publisher
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections , Washington State University Libraries : https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
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