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Portland Observer Section II Tfcunxby, February 12. 1976
Bethel A.M.E. Church has been
awarded a grant by the Oregon Bicen
tennial Committee to publish a book
consisting of the stories of Black people
who lived in Oregon during the early
years and to build an oral library of tape
recordings of the memories of older
residents.
Blacks have been an integral part of
Oregon history, having been among the
early explorers and the early settlers and
have contributed to every state of the
area development.
The history of Blacks in Oregon has
been one of exclusion from the social,
political, economic and educational life of
the community. First the exclusion was
through law and then through custom.
No history has yet been written on the
contribution of Blacks in Oregon. The
Oregon Black History Project will be the
first step toward that goal.
A. Lee Henderson, pastor of Bethel
A.M.E. Church, announced the Board of
Directors for the project as follows:
Ms. Marie Smith
Warne Nunn, Pacific Power & Light
Dr. William Harris, Portland
State University
Dr. Ernest Hartzog, Portland Public
Schools
Ms. Bobbie Nunn
Tom Sloan, Techtronix
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Leland Johnson, First National Bank
Cleveland Gilcrease, PMSC
Henry Scott, Coast Janitorial Services
Verne Duncan, Supt. of Public
Instruction
Ms. Erma Hepburn
Gary Gomez
William Greaby, U.S. National Bank
Ms. Hazel G. Hays
Ms. Elizabeth Buehler
Honorary Board Members are:
Ms. Lizzie Weeks
Ms. Clifford Dixon
Ms. Ruth Haefner
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