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Sanitation Workers assemble for a solidarity march on March 28, 1 9 6 8 in Memphis, Tenn. (Photo from the National Museum ^ofÄ fh^n Ä iH e h ^n H istZ y hiid CMure,
Smithsonian Institution)
Civil Rights Exhibit Opening
History Museum presents ‘For All the World to See’
In S e p te m b e r 1955, s h o rtly a f ­
te r 1 4 -y e a r o ld E m m e tt T ill w as
m u rd e re d by w h ite s u p re m a c ists
in M i s s i s s i p p i , h is g r i e v i n g
m o th e r, M am ie T ill B ra d le y , d is ­
trib u te d to n e w sp a p e rs an d m a g a ­
z in e s a g ru e so m e b la c k -a n d -w h ite
p h o t o g r a p h o f h is m u t i l a t e d
c o rp s e .
T h e m a in stre a m m e d ia re je cte d
th e p h o to g ra p h as in a p p ro p ria te
fo r p u b lic a tio n , b u t B ra d le y w as
a b le to tu rn to A fric a n -A m e ric a n
p e rio d ic a ls fo r s u p p o rt. A sk e d
w h y she w o u ld do th is, B ra d ley
e x p la in e d th a t by w itn e ssin g , w ith
th e ir o w n e y es, th e b ru ta lity o f
s e g re g a tio n , A m e ric a n s w o u ld be
m o re lik e ly to su p p o rt th e c a u se
o f c iv il rig h ts.
"Let the w o rld see w h at I hav e
seen ," w as h e r rep ly . T h e p u b lic a ­
tio n o f th e p h o to g ra p h tr a n s ­
fo rm e d the m o d e rn C iv il R ig h ts
m o v e m e n t, im p e llin g a n ew g e n ­
e ra tio n o f a c tiv ists to jo in the
cause.
D espite this ex traordinary e p i­
sode, the role o f visual m edial in
com bating racism is rarely included
in the history o f the m ovem ent. The
O regon H istory M useum is proud
V isitors to this im m ersive exhibi­ tory M useum 's 2013 O regon B lack
tion w ill explore m ore than 35 c o m ­ H istory Series. B eginning w ith the
to show case this history in the N a ­ pelling and p ersuasive visual im ­ O re g o n B la c k P i o n e e r ’s " A ll
tional E ndow m ent for the H u m an i­ ages, including photographs from A board" exhibit on railroading c u l­
ties on the R oad touring exhibit "For influential m agazines, such as LIFE,
ture in Portland, w hich featured a
All the W orld to See: V isual C ulture JE T , and E B O N Y ; C B S new s fo o t­
variety o f events and lectures h ig h ­
and the S truggle for C ivil R ights," age; and TV clips from T he Ed lighting the rich history o f O regon's
on exhibit Sunday, June 16 through Sullivan Show .
black com m unity.
A ug. 11.
A lso included are civil rig h ts-era
T he O regon H istory M useum is
T hro u g h a co m p ellin g a sso rt­ objects that exem plify the range o f located at 1200 S.W . Park A ve. in
m en t o f p h o to g rap h s, telev isio n negative and positive im ag ery -fro m dow ntow n Portland. M useum hours
clips, art posters, and oth er historic A unt Jem im a syrup dispensers and
are M onday through Saturday from
artifacts, the exhibit traces how im ­ 1930s produce advertisem ents to 10 a.m . to 5 p.m . and Sunday from
ages and m edia transform ed the Jackie R obinson baseball ep hem era N oon to 5 p.m . M useum adm ission
m o d em civil rights m ovem ent and and 1960s children's toys w ith A fri­ is free fo r O H S m e m b e rs an d
jo lte d A m ericans, both black and can A m erican portraiture.
M ultnom ah C ounty residents. V isi­
w hite, out o f a state o f denial or
"For All the W orld to See" is the tor inform ation and a list o f current
com placency.
second exhibit in the O regon H is­ exhibits can be found at o h s.o rg .
THE
SPINA COLUMN
TM
An ongoing series of questions and answers about America’s natural healing profession
Part 20. It’s Just Your Nerves:
Chiropractic’s answer to an age old answer
I
h a v e b e e n to s e e a
num ber
o f doctors about my
headaches. T he m ost recent one said
it w as, “ju st n erves” C an C hiropractic
h elp ?
A
: Y o u r d o c to r w a s p ro b
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
ably right. C hances are it is
y o u r nerves. A n in-dependent research
team recently an-nounced that betw een
90% and 95% o f all head-aches w ere
due to pressure on the nerves. Y our
d o cto r w as probably talk-ing about
em otional nerves. The research team , o f
course, was talking about the nervous
system . W hen pressure o r irritation gets
o n n e rv e s (s c ie n tific a lly k n o w n as
subluxa-tion), tension in m uscles will re-
suit. In the neck, this tension will w ork its
w ay up to the skull. N est, blood flow will
be altered. B efore you know it, you will
have an o th er th robbing headache. In
C hiropractic, w e w ork w ith reducing
subluxations, releasing the irrita-tion
from the nerve fibers. M uscles can
relax. The body w ill no longer send a
m essage o f pain and your headaches
wi 11 be gone for g o o d ! I f you ’ re ti red o f
hearing that your problem is “ju s t
nerves,” call us today. W e ’ve got the
answ er to the “ju st nerves” answ er.
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 • Phone: (503)287*5504