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*■ Page 6, S e ctio n II. P ortland O bserver. February 25. 1987 ** ’ * 1 t 1 In N e w York C ity, b o y c o tts were aim ed at com p an ies th a t did n o t hire A fro A m e rica n s P rote sts against the c ity 's po w e r co m p a n y in clu d e d pa yin g bills w ith pennies and using candles in place o f electric lig h ts on "B la ck T u e s d a y s ." C rew describes these a ctio n s as " th e seedbed fo r the Civil R ights M o ve m e n t o f th e 1960s " A lth o u g h the y w e re th e last hired and first fired , black m ig ra n ts fo u n d som e solace in the fa c t th a t their salaries a m o u n te d to tw o and three tim es w ages paid S o u th e rn blacks S e ttin g a un iq ue exam ple, the Ford M o to r C o m p a n y's River Rogue plan t in M ich ig a n hired A fro A m erican s for assem bly line w o rk and o th e r p o sitio n s But even at Ford, m o st black em ployees w o rke d in ja n ito ria l or unskilled fo u n d ry po sitio ns "T h e ne w kinds o f w o rk the y fo u n d were d iffe re n t fro m a n yth in g blacks had k n o w n b e fo re ," C re w p o in ts o u t "T h e ir ro u tin e s as in d u stria l laborors were m ore re g im e n te d than as a g ricu ltu ra l w o rke rs fa c to ry w o rk cou ld be up to 12 ho urs a day, six days a week It w as very d iffe re n t fro m the sea sonal v a ria tio n s o f the farm." B elieving firm ly th a t ed u ca tio n w o u ld be the key to the ir eco no m ic ad van cem e nt, m ig ra n ts and their ch ild re n to o k ad van ta ge o f the available sch o o lin g in the N o rth A lth o u g h th e schools w ere fre q u e n tly segregated and black schools received less fu n d in g than w h ite schools alm ost tw ic e as m an y black stu d e n ts c o m p le te d high scho ol in the N o rth than in the S o u th , and m any a d u lts re tu rn e d to scho ol to co m p le te their ed uca tion As alw ays, th e c h u rch w as a refug e " I n the N o rth , w h ere religious ser vices w e re m ore reserved, th e m ig ra n ts fo u n d e d their o w n churches so that services co u ld be m ore like those services back h o m e ," acco rding to Crew They also co p e d by d ra w in g heavily on the tra d itio n s o f rural cooper atio n. A n d as the A fro A m erican n e ig h b o rh o o d s gre w , they w ere able to su p p o rt m ore black o w n e d businesses Funeral hom es, be au ty cu ltu re esta blishm en ts, savings and loan associations and new spapers flourished W as it w o rth the journey? W ere th in g s th a t m u ch better in the N o rth NOTARY for A fro A m ericans? " I t w as as m u ch a m atter of p e rcep tion as circu m stance, Crew says S om e fo u n d the changes sig n ific a n t w h ile oth ers did black people W h e th e r or not the m ove N o rth w as bene ficial detrended on in d ivid u a l pe rce p tio n s □J®*"' T h e F o rd M o t o r C o m p a n y 's R iv e r R o u g e p la n t. D e a rb o rn . M ic h e m p lo y e d m o re b la c k w o r k e r s b e fo re 1935 th a n a n y o th e r a u to m o b ile m a n u fa c tu r e r T h e p la n t th e n w a s th e o n ly o n e to h ire b la c k s fo r a s s e m b ly lin e w o r k J X M I A M O K X ASSÍX IA I KS ME T ax SERVICE onsultant • TAX PLANNING « • PROFESSIONAL TYPING M ALCOLM X B o rn M a lc o lm L ittle o n M a y 1925, in O m a h a . N e b r a s k a , a n d a s s is s in a te d o n F e b ru a ry 21. 1965 in N e w Y o rk C ity JOE I I OH I ■« ( lim u lla n i DÌ 1) M A L C O L M , w h ile w ith T h e B la c k M u s lim s p ro v id e d th e s m q le for« »• fu l « » Itffn a tive to R e v e re n d M a r tin L u th e r K in g Jr s n o n v io le n t id e o lo g y 3833 N E K ilh n s w o r th P o rtla n d . OR 97211 d u rin g th e N e g ro < iv il r ig h ts m o v e m e n t (1955 to a p p ro * OPEN 9 4 30 El 6 9 00 c o in t id e m e is M AI COl M E.i« h o f th e n firs t n a m e s h a n g e d h is sla ve n.im» a n d last n a m e s (In d o re e a c h tra v e le d a d iffe re n t So d u n , kj this very special m o n th ■niplnie y „ u SEEK F,ND vo u , s,.l( B LA C K H IS T O R Y M O N T H I (h), YQU S H A L l „la y the h u m a n rig h ts stru g g le that w e ate A LL still v e iy m uch < p a n ot I e n co u ia g e you to REM EM BER and above all else SHARE the aw tie ,le ss YO U W IL L FIN D in R EM EM BER IN G O n ly th o s e w h o SEEK w ill F IN D th e a n s w e rs tfia t tio ld th e key to real M ALCOLM X p ro g re s s in o u r s tru g g le >r o t t h r bl.H k n a tio n a lis t 21 M A I C O L M w a s th e m u s t <•)).•. liv e s tra te g y In essent «• M A I C O l M X w a s a a n d p rid e in o u rs e lv e s i» stou*i o t o u t h e rita g e . i.n i* jin d t* 606 N E Fremont 287-5656 Hours 6 3 0 -6 0 0 2'h - 6 years old S tu d e n ts L e a rn L a n g u a g e S k ills W ith V o c a b b a g e P a tc h K id s ' Back to Basics and Lots ot Loving Care Cabbage Patch Kids and Gat bage P.nl Kids d o n 't have possibih ties as tea chin g too ls U tiliz e th e P SU L ib ra ry o n c a m p u s T h e y h a v e s e le c tio n s y o u w ill m o re th a n lik e ly fin d n o w h e r e e ls e N o t o n ly o n M A L C O L M h u t o n US ao a w a re n e s s ju s t e m e rg in g fo r us (Bla< k s l as a p e o p le in th e p a s t fe w d e c a d e s M A I C O l M X ds m .in y o th e r rtkkolu t to n d u e s DAY CARE CENTER » M I sto o d fo t w h a t m ost th o u g h t his dream s his plans and ideas m eant fo t us W as his sight to o o u t o f sight fo i us to envision? I T H IN K NOT No I K N O W N O T ' ' I ' Because his giea te st dream w as th a t o f Black S olid arity H a v e w e a c c o m p lis h e d th a t? It is still a dream th a t C AN and W IL L be REALIZED Each and every one o f our e ffo rts being sig n ifica n t to this END W fi.it else m n jh t th e se t w o g o .it Bla< k m e n h a v e h a d in t u in m o n ? l o forg«*t M A L C O I M X w o u ld t>e to fo rg e t SELF f ■' J A n ironic b e g a n w ith th e sa m e le tte rs <»nd (he ir tjo .ils fnr o u r p e o p le w e n - th e S A M I ro a d 1965) b o th o f th e s e in te llifje n t B la c k m e n w e re a s s a s s in a te d at th e te n d e r a g e o f 39 ‘faw /ieM e J cyan Scfiaot ç ÍLeamuiq In 1937, th is G e e B e n d , A la c h u r c h , lik e m a n y o th e r s in th e S o u th , a ls o s e rv e d as a s c h o o l a n d m e e tin g p la c e f o r fr a te r n a l o r g a n ir a tio n s Th ink........... And Remember BONDED BOO*KEEPING A LICENSED tax not A fro A m erican s felt better ab ou t having a jo b and n o t ha vin g to w o rry ab o u t being lyn ch e d E conom ics w as n o t alw ays the m ajor fa cto r w h en there w ere o th e r elem e nts to be considered "T h e re is a m atter o f nuances ab o u t the m ig ra tio n ." C rew co n clu d e s "T h e re is no ab solute answ er as to w h e th e r the era w as g o o d or bad for C h a rle n e Fair B la c k S tu d ie s D e p a r tm e n t PSU Electronics and Energy Saving Cars But "V o ca b h a g e P.iti h Kids do Just ask the fo u rth grade class of teacher T im o th y H ahn at Creston Prim ary S cfio o l. 4701 S E Bush St Openings in our Kindergarten & 4-Yr. Old Class 2Va - 3-Yr. Old Class R ead in g R eadiness N u m b e r C o n c e p ts Social S tudies Arts & C rafts , - i* i • E d u catio n al Toys • • Letters N u m b e r C o n c e p ts • • Social B ehavior Arts & C rafts f>r f*** Sfar» o/ • i a " ' *» B lo o d P re s s u re C lin ic ■ « •*.’ VANS C O M P L E T E A U T O S E R V IC E & T O W IN G (D isc o u n t C e n te r) SSTO Nf Union A S IS MT Kllllngoworth Portland , Otaeon t r i t i (S O H IS I AAAT 0 1 S 1 -7 S S , k J » O iT C A U 2 R 3 -S R 2 3 □ »U*« Uft OM»V'I» His stud ents selei t the desi n jttive nam es, research the d e fin itio n s and d ra w the p ictu re s to p ro d u ce their o w n "K id s ' cards as part o f their stu d y o f language usage For fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n please c o n ta c t T im othy Hahn or Creston prim tpal Greg W ollack 280 6340 or Jam es M V o ig t, p u b lic in fo rm a tio n spei lalist, 249 3304 P ortla nd Public S chools la * , i oa « mau tow rr AU’ • L'*l MV UB * « AJUAMJ A p u b lic H yp erten sion (bloo d pressure) S creening clin ic is sche du le d Thursday, M a rch 19. 1987 fro m 1 30 3 p m at M e ridia n Park H ospital Tualatin The clin ic, staf fed hy ho spita l nurses and auxiliary volun te ers, w ill he held in the fust flo u t cafe te ria co n fe re n ce room s There is no charge, and no a jtp o in t m erit is necessary Fot m o te in fo r m atio n, call 692 2666 M O B IL • a«»Ai« ft f l * , n » '» » r w u x ir • ft«|AB|| OlUlA'I ••«W »T «WC < • * • «AOiATO« MRvKI «l’ Aia (M lltu ilt • ftOO » »• «X ■ *>• ■ • OtftlXAll ’ «I DltXÄ’ rftl« it » « * * r » « • » ■ « I l(T « A T | OPEN r OOAM to I 00PM a li dava i S A V IN G !!! 800 N Killingsworth * * 283 3171 XPERT SERVICE ON BRAKES. SHOCKS. ALIGNMENT. TUNE U FOR MANY DOMESTIC AND IMPORT CARS S erving P ortland For Over 30 Years Deli Sale! LUBE , O IL and FILTER SERVICE BRAKE SERVICE a n OO 4SUJÖ S Z U a«l « * ».ft i T ■ t ad» » . a»«» »e- P » ad -dM TUNE .UP SERVICE <m«ax icnMax 39.U 44.U 49.M ,r n a super savings on lu n ch m eat, cheese, Louis W. Roberts, 1913- Louts W Roberts, physicist, mathe matician and electronics specialist, is Director of Energy and Environ merit at the Transportation System Center in Cambridge, Mass The center, part of the U S Department of Transjiortation, develops energy conservation practices for the trans portation industry Currently, the industry uses about half of this country’s total petroleum demand, but is required by the Energy Con servation Policy Act to reduce fuel use in all vehicles. Roberts' productive career has included an assignment as chief of the Optics and Microwave Laboratory in the Electronics Re search Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra tion. Earlier, he founded, and was president of, his own microwave concern. In addition to his industrial and government research experience, Roberts has served as a professor of physics at Howard University and professor of math and physics at St. Augustine's College Educated at Fisk University and the University of Michigan, Roberts holds 11 patents, all in electronic devices, and has w ritten many papers on electromagnetism, optics and microwaves CLAUDE SMITH, INC Automotive & Industrial Equipment m argerine, e tc . . . P * - «*>> » AIR COMOTVOMfR tTRVICC Open Mon. Sat 9 30 6 00 R wchw* 9« p r» -o a SpwciRJiie m Transm ission Groceries Below Wholesale Pricesll w o rk s 2432 N.E. Union Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97212 Bus. (503) 288 6771 Foodstamps W tlcom al ■i - S * ' : I . > * - ■ t - * • K* * À ** ' *• AI • ‘ . J» • •