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The
Portland Observer Black HistOiy Month
February 17, 2010
Power through Education Portland Renewaland Removal
Myles Horton believed that edu­
cation was the foundation for great­
ness.
A civil rights aetivist and founder
o f the Highlander Folk School in
Monteagle, Tenn., in 1932, Horton
believed that the purpose o f educa­
tion was to make people more pow­
erful, and more capable in their work
and their lives.
For many years, the school was
the only place in the South where
white and African-American citi­
zens lived and worked together,
something that was illegal in that
strictly segregated society.
His school was a free space in an Myles Horton
oppressive atmosphere - a place
where labor organizers, civil rights Luther King Jr., Andrew Young
activists, antipoverty workers and and Fanny Lou Hamer.
others assembled to develop solu­
Horton’s school, now known as
tions and plans for forward progress. the Highlander Research and Edu­
The list of students at Highlander cation Center, continues to be a
is a roll call o f social activists: Rosa catalyst for social change in the
Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pete early 21st Century. Myles Horton
Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Martin died on Jan. 19, 1990.
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street sign explains Portland's historic Redline district.
o th ers - and a p ro c la m a tio n
signed by form er Portland Mayor
— after the Feb. 28 dedication — Bud Clark declaring Aug. 30,
will be known as the Rev. John H. 1987, as the Rev. John H. Jackson
Jackson Reading Room.
Day.
The collection paints a fasci­
"We're very excited to officially
nating portrait o f a man deeply dedicate the Rev. Jackson Collec­
com m itted to the welfare o f his tion," said Cascade Campus Presi­
community.
dent Algie Gatewood. "Not only
Included in the co llectio n 's because he was such an impor­
d o cu m en ts is c o rresp o n d en ce tant part o f Portland history, but
with noteworthy politicians o f the also because the collection will
d a y - including U.S. Sen. M arkO. remain as an academic and histori­
Hatfield, Gov. Vic Atiyeh and cal resource for generations to
President Jim my Carter, among come."
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Black History Month gets center
stage during a History Pub series night
at McMenamins Kennedy School,
5736N.E. 33rd Ave.
“Renewal and Removal in North
and Northeast Portland” is the topic o f
the Monday, Feb. 22 discussion, co­
sponsored by the Oregon Historical
Society and Holy Names Heritage
Center.
The 7 p.m. talk will focuses on the
dramatic changes brought upon the
predominantly African-American com-
m unity radiating from Northeast
Broadway and North Interstate Av­
enue, beginning in the 1950s.
Carl Abbott, Portland State Univer­
sity professor o f Urban Studies and
Planning, will introduce the topic and
provide a contextual framework. Tho­
mas Robinson, Historic Photo Ar­
chives, follows with a slide presenta­
tion o f vintage photos o f the changing
landscape. Donna Maxey and Harvey
Rice will then share their first-hand
accounts about the community that
was displaced by these developments.
The event is open to all ages and is
free, although a donation o f canned
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Form er State Sen. M argaret
Carter, who also will speak at the
dedication, described the Rev.
Jackson as a genuine man who
"lived his m inistry."
"He was a very strong advo­
cate for the com m unity," Carter
said. "He worked incredibly hard
with people to elevate their con­
sciousness around issues o f liv­
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a true protector o f the people. It
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