White, C.A. July 18, 1973
White, C.A. July 18, 1973
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Title
White , C.A . July 18 , 1973
Occupation/Interviewee
Stockman ; Informational specialist
Interview Date
1973-07-18
Length of Interview
32 minutes
Subject
White, C.A. Oral history--United States 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 - 3 : He came to Portland in 1947 from Texas . He did a lot of odd jobs at first . Family background . 3 - 5 : Mt . Olive Baptist Church in Portland . Other black churches . Black social clubs and organizations . 5 - 8 : Vanport , a black community between Vancouver and Portland . Most blacks lived in Albina area . Vanport flood in 1948 . Not many black businesses . 8 - 14 : NAACP active since 1914 , Well-known blacks , from the community , Phil Reynolds and Edgar Williams who worked with the NAACP . 14 - 17 : Kept in close contact with relatives in Texas . Entertainment for blacks . Black baseball teams . 17 - 20 : Work as a stockman and informational specialist . Industry in Portland . Job opportunities for blacks . 20 - 22 : Most blacks are Democrats . Blacks in county and city jobs . Black politicians . 22 - 25 : Most blacks remained in Portland . Contacts with blacks in surrounding areas . Portland Reporter , a black newspaper . 25 - 28 : City sites named after blacks . Black doctors in town . 28 - 30 : Feelings about living in the Northwest .
Abstract Date
1979-06-19
Identifier
ct02t51white
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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