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Crossing the Oregon Trail
True story of brave
African American woman
N e w Y o r k T im e s b e s ts e llin g a u th o r a n d
O r e g o n r e s id e n t J a n e K ir k p a tr ic k r e le a s e s h e r
n e w e s t n o v e l, A L ig h t in th e W ild e rn e s s ,
s ta rtin g w ith a b o o k s ig n in g a t P o w e ll’s B o o k s
Sweet Street Food Cart
a t C e d a r H ills C r o s s in g o n T u e s d a y , S e p t. 2.
In “A L ig h t in th e W ild e rn e s s ,” K irk p a tric k
on the comer of MLK and Lombard
te lls th e tru e sto ry o f L e titia C a rs o n , a fre e d
call 503-995-6150 to place order
Monday - Friday, 11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday - Sunday, 11:00am - 5:00pm
s la v e w h o b ra v e ly b e c a m e o n e o f th e first
A fric a n -A m e ric a n w o m e n to c ro s s th e O re g o n
Trial.
L e titia s e ttle d in O r e g o n w ith h e r h u s b a n d ,
b u t a f te r h is d e a th th e ir f a r m a n d p o s s e s s io n s
Wednesday Special: 3 Wings $2.00
Friday Special: Rib Sandwich, Beef or Pork, $4.00
w e r e s e iz e d a n d s o ld a t a u c tio n . W ith th e
e n c o u ra g e m e n t o f N a n c y H a w k in s , a d o c to r ’s
w if e , s h e s u e d in a s ta te w h e r e a p e r s o n o f
c o lo r c o u ld n o t te s tif y a g a in s t a w h ite p e rs o n ,
w o m e n h a d little s ta tu s , a n d p e r s o n s o f c o lo r
Cafe at Miracles
w e r e n o t e v e n a llo w e d to e n te r th e te rrito ry .
K irk p a tric k s p e n t c o u n tle s s h o u rs re s e a rc h ­
in g L e titia ’s life a n d b re a th e s s to rie d e m o tio n
in The Miracles Club Bldg.
in to th e h isto ric a l re c o rd s s u rro u n d in g h e r life.
“T h a n k y o u fo r te llin g o u r story. I ’m n o t su re
h o w y o u g o t in sid e th e s k in o f a b la c k w o m a n ,
b u t y o u d id . Y o u b ro u g h t th is le g a l c a s e to life
b y m a k in g L e tic ia p e rs o n a l. I lo v e d th is b o o k ,”
s a id G w e n C a r r o f th e O re g o n B la c k P io n e e rs.
4200 NE MLK Jr. Blvd,
Portland OR 97212
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“I th in k w o m e n lik e L e titia in sp ire
us to g re a te r th in g s,” say s K irk p atrick .
“ I lik e te llin g th e sto rie s o f o rd in a ry
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