Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, January 14, 1987, Page 6, Image 6

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    Page 6, Portland O bserver, January 14, 1 9 8 /
June
1962 continued
Septem ber
K ng's book Strength to Love is pubkshed
Dr K n g and Rev Ralph Abernathy visit W est Badin at the invita
tion of Mayor Willy Brandt King has an audience with Pope Paul VI
Septem ber
James Meredrth makes first attempt to e n m i at the University of
Mississippi. He is enrolled by order o f the S u p re m e Court and
escorted onto the campus by U S marstials on October 1st
The M arch on W ashington is held. Dr King delivers his "I Have
a Dream speech on the star» of the Lincoln Memorial
D ecem ber
Kng receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Norway
1963
M a rc h
Sit-in dem onstrations are held in B irm ingham
rested.
at the Vatican
A ugust
1964
Dr. King is ar
April
King writes the "le tte r from Hirmmgham Jail ”
May
U .S. Supreme Court rules Birmingham's segregation ordinances
are unconstitutional.
M ay
King joins other SCLC workers m demonstrations for the integra
tmn of public accommodations and is arrested
1965
M a rc h
Over 3,000 rnarchers leave Selma, Alat>ama for a march to Mont
gomery where they hear an address by Dr. King.
June
King's book Why We C an‘t Wait is published
A u g u st
The 1966 Voting Rights Act is signed by President Johnson.
July
King attends the signing of the Public Accommodations Bill, part
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
‘ ‘A true revolution o f values w ill soon cause us to question the
fairness and justice o f many o f our past and present policies.
A true revolution o f values w ill soon took uneasily on the glaring
contrast between poverty and wealth. With righteous
indignation, it w ill look across the seas and see individual
capitalists o j the West investing huge sums o j money in A sia,
A frica and South America only to take the p ro fits out with no
concern f o r the social betterment o f the countries, and say,
J u ly A u g u s t
Riots occur in Harlem, N ew Jersey, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
“This is not j u s t '! ”
Selma Alabama. IM S Marcher* ware savagely beaten after erosa
ing the Patti* Bridge on their march from Selma to Montgomery The
march continued, culminating In a triumphant rally on the «tap* of the
State Capitol.
Left In 1963 King delivered hi* "I Have A Dream" speech on the step*
o* the Lincoln Memorial In Washington. D.C.
METRO ELECTRICAL
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PORTLAND
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The labor/management committee has resolved to cooperate in public service
efforts whose objective shall be to enhance the public image of I.B.E.W ./N.E.C.A.
and publicize the quality product we market.
Facts and figures define the I.B.E.W. electrician as the best trained, most pro­
ductive electrical worker in the nation today. Our joint objective is to make use of
that skill and promote that talent.
Since the first meeting between Jim Brooks of the Urban League and the Metro
Electrical Apprenticeship Committee in 1964, many Blacks, women and other mino­
rities have been recruited and employed in the electrical construction industry. Be­
cause of this cooperation, Charlye Molden and Donna Hammond were two of the
first Black women in the nation to be trained as journeymen electricians.