February 14, 2001
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George Fletcher competing at a Pendleton Round-Up in the early 1900s. Both Fletcher
and Sundown, a Native American competitor, were both considered by their peers to be
the best rodeo cowboys o f
their time. They endured
racial discrimination by
not being allowed to win a
championship, except one
time only fo r Sundown.
Sundown was later given
M el Renfro had his beginnings playing
recognition fo r his talents
football at Jefferson H igh School and the
in the Rodeo Hall o f Fame.
Saluting Portland’s First’s
for Black History
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U niversity o f Oregon. H e later w ent o n to
becom e a six-time A ll-Pro player w ith 10
years as a professional player for the Dallas
Cowboys.
D r.Norval Unthank w as oneofPortland’s
first black physician and surgeon. H e w as
bom in 1899 in Allentown, PA. and died in
Portland in 1977. Dr. Unthank w as honoredas
Doctorofthe Year in 1958. The Unthank Plaza
and U nthank Park in Northeast Portland are
nam ed after him.
The G olden W est Hotel, located at N W
Broadw ay and Everett w as built in 1900 m
the French Renaissance style. W illiam D.
Allen opened it as the first A fricu'. A m eri­
can-ow ned hotel in 1906. It served as a
center for the A frican A m erican com m u­
Bill Pickett, a famous
cowboy. The word cowboy
was a put-down title fo r
blacks, called by whites to
belittle them on the ranch.
Over time the w ord’s
meaning and usage has
changed, referring to a
mounted ranch hand who
tends cattle or horses.
nity until 1930.
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