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atk people play a promlnant part in the history of Oregon
The
Kian
was
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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
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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„
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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 .
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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
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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
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(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?
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(See story on page 10)
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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
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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 «
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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.