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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1973)
OHS publishes Davis article W illia m s Avenue looking North, taken in 1920. W illiam s Avenue was named fo r George W illiam s. one of the three founders of the town of Albina. As a Judge, W illiam s freed a fam ily of slaves in Oregon; as a United States Senator he wrote the Reconstruction Laws and lead the impeachment attempt against President Johnson. His support of the 13th, 14th and 15th Ammendments and especially his advocacy of Black voting rights cost him re-election. He later served as Mayor of Portland. This painting in the rotunda of the Oregon State Capitol Building shows Lewis and C lark talking with Indians. Seated in the canoe, at the fa r right, is York, Captain Lew is’ Black servant who served as an interpreter. Blacks were among those who explored and settled Oregon but not among those who ruled it. C L IA N M S « LA U N D f RERS [H M ih tâ 1912 An article on Blacks in Oregon appeared in the Sep tember edition of the O re gon Historical Q uarterly, en titled "Sources for History of Blacks in Oregon," was w ritten by Lenwood G. Davis, an instructor in His tory at Portland State U ni versity. The purpose of the article was to assess the sources for the history of Blacks in Oregon. The author declared: The present period of Black cultural consciousness indicates quite clearly that Blacks in Oregon are no longer willing to reject their cultural heritage and racial identity. It is the task of local and state institutions to help locate and preserve all available data relating to Blacks in Oregon from their earliest arrival in the terri tory to the present. The need for all the people of Oregon to understand and appreciate the role and ini pact that Blacks have had on helping build and develop Oregon is critical. It is in this context that the preser vation and interpretation of material on Blacks in Oregon can be most meaningful. The people of Oregon should tin derstand the- historic, social, and economic culture of the Black experience. Professor Davis is t h e leading authority on the His torv of Blacks in the state of Oregon. He has done exten sive research on Blacks in the Beaver State. He pub lished an exhaustive and comprehensive bibliography, "Blacks in the State of Ore gon, 1788 1971." in 1971. h. his article he stated that not many people are aware that th e re w ere Black crew members on Spanish, lish and American ships QUALITY DRY CLEANING cante to Oregon and the Northwest Coast between 1788 and 1842. Furtherm ore, declared the history profes sor. the first Black of doc umented record in the Ore gon Country was the per sonal servant of Captain Gray on his first expedition. 1787 88, one Marcus Lopez, who was murdered at T il lamoor Bay. August 16. 1788. by Indians. According to the well doc umented article. Oregon's first settlers were deter mined that the slavery issue, which was dividing the rest of the United States, would not be a problem in the Oregon Territo ry. In 1845, the Provisional Government had prohibited free Blacks from residing in the region, slated the article, but the provisional laws at the time were confined in their oper alien to the district south of the Columbia. The w riter rites other early Black settlers, pio rivers, ran ch ers, soldiers, slaves and servants. Several photos of Blacks are also included in t ue article. The Advocate was organized in 1903 by ten w aiters at the Portland Hotel. \ four page weekly, it carried local and national news and a six page illustrated section from the Baltim ore \fro -\m e rlc a n . Mad HaW,r scheduled Play Pool The W e s te rn Regional Council of Urban league Guilds will hold its Annual Conference in Portland. March 9th and 10th at the coliseum Travelodge. 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Although his paintings have “The only painters I know been discribed as abstract, are either white or dead." or Casey takes a slightly differ “you can't make a living ent approach to his work. doing that,” was the standard “I suppose you could say response. my paintings are primarily “I would simply say, I love a b s tra c t, w h a te v e r that to paint. Sink or swim, I was means. I can't say, because a going to be an artist," said painting is a visual thing and Casey, who stars in MGM's I don't think one can explain “H it Man," playing at the how a painter paints. It's Alameda Theater. simply art," said Casey. Casey didn't sink, and today A t this point in his creative he is recognized as an ex endeavors, Casey views his tremely talented artist, who work as rather expression has also become an accomp istic, yet not necessarily re lished poet as well. flective of a 'Black expert He has had several one man ence.' shows a t the prestigious “I think one’s creative pur Ankrum Gallery in Los A n suits work on two levels, one geles. His oil paintings of the subconscious and the a b strac t landscapes are conscious. I try to be aware sought by discriminating art of where my creativity is in collectors here and abroad. relationship to where my life Some have commanded prices SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SUECTION THIS W E K E N M Building Supply Discount Centers Inc. 1905 R. V .M M vtr A*«, ecrest I mm Cl Jees CaN: 215-9544 15123 SI Md.toi.hUn il»d. nereis ftem MiBeeeMt Coll: 454-5444 Both locations open R to 4 daily 9 la 5 Sunday t. Ute your BonkAm orkord or M a tto r Chorqe. E. C. SOUL SURVEY 1. 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"I'm sure, personally, I function on a very uncon scious level, and have been doing it so long that a certain subliminal awareness has be come an integral part of my creativity. “I can't say my paintings are reflective of 'Black exper ¡ence,' because my experienc es. are not always limited to Blackness. They’re simply hu man experiences. “More importantly is the fact that I studied art form ally, which means I was pro grammed from the beginning. Meaning, historically speak i ng, European art was the art form which I was educa ted to emulate. “However, I was not aware of this factor until I began to understand my Blackness. During my college years I went to school and tried to digest all the data, as every other student did. and tried to achieve the set standards of excellence," said Casey. As a poet Casey feels his writings are more reflective of a 'Black experience.' "I think it's because, a* a poet I began w riting with the renaissance of a number of Black writers. I started w rit ing seriously in the 60's, which was a very strong time for w riters like James Bald win, Richard W righ t and Langston Hughes. " It was during this time that I really became aware of my Blackness and how it related to life in this country. Which is to say, I was more attuned as a w riter than as a painter. “Sometimes I think that acting is not a valid profes sion for a grown man. Of course, that's not true be cause anything is valid. Even doing nothing is valid, if that's your thing. M y acting is a stepping stone toward learn ing the business and event ually I hope to become a well-rounded filmmaker," said Casey. “While I was in San Fran cisco I enrolled in a course In characterization a t the Uni versity of California Extension School, and a whole new w orld of c r e a tiv ity was opened for me. Casey, a man who knows who he is, where he has been and what he has to do to get where he wants to go, is destined to leave hi* mark on whatever he does. twin Keg. 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