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Library ( )rc>’, >n ^tate V nV /ersity r<»- >r d i l i ' . POP TLA N n f & i Ï k o lu m « 81 2 OHS EH ! I-a No. 2 0 PORTI ANU , OREGON iHLcv New,p^. 9732.1 X ?, c<.„ ^ , T± d°- -< - — atk people play a promlnant part in the history of Oregon The Kian was .. in the e a rly twenties, attem pting to strong make Oregon a land of white protestants only. (Photo Coui tesy of Oregon H is to ric a l Society) When the Kian rode in Portland In t ie e a rly (920’ s Oregon * a s one of t ie strongholds of the Ku K la xK la n , w ith the Kian wielding m ore p<wei in G re- g' n than anywhere outside t b e S'Mth. Beginning in 1921 an an ti- C a th o lic campaign w a s » god by several groups in cluding t ie Masons. A t the same tim e an attem pt was made to d riv e a ll o rie n ta ls , • i'e.-ially the J ipanese, :■ the state. The two force s. tne a n ti-C a th o lic and the a n ti- Japanese, joined w i t h th e group attem pting to abolish the p riv a te schools. E a s ily adapt ing to this social clim a te , the K li.n subordinated its a n ti-N e gro a n d anti-Jew S em itic ap peals in Oregon and becane strong ly a n t i- C a t h o lic and a n ti-O rie n ta l. I he Kian came into Oregon in the sum m er of 1921 and soon was organized in P ortland, Sa lem , Hood R ive r, M edford, i.agene. The | a lies, k i . s e - burg, Pendleton, Condon a n d T illa m o o k . It was estim ated the follow ing spring that there M M 5,00 T h e ie was little opposition to the Kian, w ith only two newspapers, the C apital J o u r nal and the M edford M a il T r i bune standing against it. I he Kian was involved in scattered acts against blacks. Six men, (Please turn to p. 2 col I) fciack culture events , I he second half of Black ’ th at P o rt Sk t n iv e r» ity pro m ises to ' A ' 1 as much v a rie ty as the f ir s t . George W ashington- George Washington b u ilt «he c ity of Cent, aha. Washington in IBS . He was one of the f ir s t A m erican s e ttle rs north of ' «une in te rm in g and i u „ - City builder be i in g . Pla ed tins c ity ol C e n tra lia and sold the lo t, to white settle l« 's . Please see " B la c k P io n e e r» ", page 2 i P i . )t„ " h : ' : ' * U S........ . 1 ---------— ANIP ceremony scheduled A caram nnv rwr<uvm, ,»w. A e ie iiu n iy recognizing tie- com pletion ol the Poi Hand I « - v e lq im e n t C o m m issio n’ s A l bina Neighborhood Im pi ove li in . i p i ,.,e. I w ill Ivhtfld.sun- . II p.m . it Boise school, 620 N . F rem on t. I lie idea foi the f ir s t neigh borhood im provem ent p i o - gr.im m the N orthw est, con- ceivw l m o ie than 12 eat sago in a com m unity development workshop anil set in m otion through the e ffo i ts of Albina citiz e n s to im prove t h e i i neighborhood, has lecom e a 1 e a lity . Neighhoi hood b I i g h t « . has b e e n replaced b y h e s h ly p a in t e d and rehabilitated houses, a unique and funs'tton al pa rk, new sidew alks, newly paved streets w ith d iv e i te rs to slow tia tttc , and a v a rie ty of s h e e t tie e s . 1,1 J 1 ' '■ KWHl 11 . ecutlve d tre c to i ol Hie P o rt land Development C o n u n is- spoke to .in i 1 1 in i <• w workshop on the future of me Albina neighborhood. F o llo w ing the workshop the Albina Neighboihood C ouncil became Interested m s ta llin g an In i- piovem ent p ro g ra m . I lievm et with (he Poi tland i development Free Clinic for HOME BUYERS Arc you planning to buy or build a home ..... and have a lot of questions? Get the answers at one ot our free Wednesday evening clinics Promi nent builders and realtors will speak on home construction and home buying Henj. I ranklin officers will talk on financing, followed by a question and-answer period Io register call 224-3333. Wednesdays—7:00-9:00 p.m. Franklin Bldg., S.W. 5th af Stark fra n k lin Hiitm il H H .z .n P i s i • IS O t ile n • Phone 224-3333 Home Ottico Frnnhlln Blit# , Portland, Oregon 9Z204 I u: !, I epi esent , - tive of the W elfare R ig h ts O r- ganization w ill talk about "T h e New Black Woman” , F rid a y noon in the B a llro o m . She w ill be followed by Ron H eindcn, d ire c to r of Po hand’ s Black Education C enter, who w ill speak on ‘ Re-Education of tne Black ” '-i Com m m ii u u h n 1 ity" 1 y , Ih e P p oht.in o lita n ' ortla nd M e tro ttop s t e e r i n g C om m ittee E G A (In c.) is seeking candidates f r o m N ortheast P ortland to serve on the Board of D ire c to rs . Ihe P ortland M etrop olitan Steering C om m ittee adm inis te rs funds fro m the O ffice of Econom Econom ic ic O O ooortunlrv. pportunity, n D » e . partm ent of I abor anil the I de partm ent of Health, Education and W elfare . 7 he Board of D i re c to rs consists of nine (9) Officials, | resentatives, n in e (9) mem bers from the P riv a te Sector, such as agencies anil p rivate —...... groups, and nine (9) m em bers and th e ir alternates who are R epresentatives of the P oor. I he Representatives of th e P oor are elected by the com m unity in which they liv e . N ortheast P ortland has tour (4) seats. The E le ction to t ill those fo u r(4 ) seats w ill be held on M arch II, 1972 fro m IO:dO a.m . to 7:00 p.m . P o llin g places are: I he Albina Action C enter 707 NJE. Knott M o re fo r Less Store W illia m s and Leech Fred M eyers L nion arxl K illin g s w o rth Cascade Center Student Union Entrance W iy K illin g s w o rth and B orth w ick Anyone 18 y e a rs o ro v e rw h o > '•» w ith in the N ortheast la rg e ! Area is e lig ib le to te a candidate o r to vote in the election. Candidates w ill be required to subm it a [e titio n w ith 100 signatures of residents of tne area m o rd e r to be on the bal lo t. F ilin g applications and peti tions w ill be available at the P ortla nd M etrop olitan ste e r ing C om m ittee office. IIIO s j- A ld e r (233-6541) and the A lbi H ea rt Month in Oregon ss S b (Please turn to p. 7 c o l. 4) PMSC seeks board members C om m ission in August, I960. I he | »evelopment C om m ission agreed to provide technical assistance to a c itiz e n s ’ com m itte e in th e neighborhood to explore gaming F ede ral funds io i a conservation and reha b ilita tio n p ro g ra m . In O ctober, I960, the Albina Neighborhood C ouncil form ed the Albina Neighborhood Im provem ent C om m ittee (ANIC) appointing the Reverend Coi t- landt C a m b ric , ch a irm a n . He in tu m selecteil 17 other in te r ostesl citize n s to serve on tne com m ittee. In N ovem ber, I960, A N IC sponsored a g e n e ia l neighbor i n g meeting to present th e idea of a coordinated im prove ment p ro je ct to the residents and f i n d out what problem s were fe lt to be m o s tc rttic a l in the neighborhood, o v e r 500 '•b in i ns side ts ittended tne m eeting indicating the area’ s intense in te rest In neighbor hood Im provem ent. Hus enthusiasm had b e e n evident foi s o m e tim e . E a rly m I960, hundreds of adults and c h i l d r e n pa i t Ic Ipa ted in a neighborhood clean-up cam paign which w a s c a rrie d o u t a lte r m oi e than It) block m eet ings and ttie fo rm a tio n of block com m ittees. D u ring the next two years, residents and the Development C om m ission m et often to fu r - thei discuss neighborhood needs in preparation fo r ap plying fo r F ede ral funds. A f- tei survey and planning was com plete in the area, and ap plicatio n was niage to the Fed e ra l Housing M Home F i nance Agency (7b neighbor hood assistance in the form of ln« g ia n ts and loans. In Novem— l » i , 1963, approval came. This was followed by final F ede ral the approval in J u l y , 1965 ot a (Please turn to p. 6 col. Ira W illia m s , fro m the New \ ork City Human Resources A dm inistra tion w ill speak on Tbui sday on "M a xim u m F easible P a rtic ip a tio n R e vis- ltad: , C om m unity A ction m the 70’ s , " at noon in the b a ll room. B lack p riso n e rs from me Oregon ntate P e m te n tia iy are scheduled to present p o e tiy, m usic and speaker» at 1:00pm on F e b ru a ry 18th. S S ä ä F o r election Contact: I» , J ll l. i- . n t i , ™ " , “ pacemakei is one advan-einen? •.. .....— (See story on page 10) A na Action Progi on office, 707 N .c . Knott (288-9|27) a f t e r F e b ru a ry 7, 1972. lfe ' 1 >eveluPn>ent of -*• in fo rm atio n Poi tland M e t r o p o l i t a n Steering C om m ittee, A ly c e M a i e u s — 2 3 3 - 6 5 4 1 oi Albina A c t i o n P rog ram , Linda Thompson — 288-8345. Toran runs for the Legislature A local Black attorney, John T oran, J - ..w ill focus his cam paign on the rig h ts of the con sum e:, th e quality of o u r schools, the inequities In tne present tax s tru c tu re , and the , IW problem s of m in o rity groups. Ihe 1963 N orthw estern I a « ■ D - - it e is w ell k . foi recently filin g a p e tition to oppose the S ecre tary of state’ s re d is ti icting plan. Toran be lieves that the single m em ber d is tr ic t concept is sound and should be supported, for it o i le rs an opportunity to the peo ple in the d is tr ic t to be re p re sented by an id en tifiable a n d responsive [w rson. D is tr ic t *16 is an area of many fine homes and neigh borhoods. T h e D is tr ic t is threatened by m indless free ways and unsightly com m e r c ia l e n te rp ris e s . Many peo ple tn the D is tr ic t despairand teel pow erless to stop th e e ro - •lo n ol th e ir neighboi hoods. he people in D is t r ic t * 16 need co n stru ctive ami e f f e c t i v e leadership in th is area. M r . Toran graduated from Academy High School in Penn sylvania. He served in the (J. S. Navy fro m 1948 to 1952 anti is a veteran of the Korean W ar. He graduated from tie U n i- v e is ity of Oregon with a B ,A . in H is to ry in 1959. Hefm isbevi N orthw estern L a w school m P ortland in I9C3. M r . Toran w a s recipie nt of trie Gregon Education Asso ciation and B’ n a iB ’ i ;th Hum ,n Rights Award in 1971. His service to the com m uni ty includes m em bership in the P ortland Black Caucus, m em bership in the Self-Develot>- rnent C om m ission, and m em bership on the Board of D ire c to rs of the Portland M e tro p o l itan Steering C om m ittee. He is fo rm e r Deacon of w e s tm ln - is te r P resb yteria n C hurch. M r . T o ra n 's m em bership m professional organizations in cludes: the A m erican B a r As s o c i a t i o n , th e Multnomah County B a r Association, th e Oregon State B ar Association, and the Association of C r im i- nal Defense Counsel.