wsu_wsuboh_mrandmrsgeorgenelson mrandmrsgeorgenelson wsuboh wsu yes Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson, November 9, 1972 Nelson, George Nelson, George, Mrs. Oral history--United States African Americans--Oregon--Pendleton Family--History Churches--Oregon--La Grande Churches--Washington (State)--Walla Walla African American churches--Oregon--La Grande African American churches--Washington (State)--Walla Walla Churches--Oregon--Pendleton African American churches--Oregon--Pendleton African Americans--Religion National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Clubs--Oregon--Pendleton Societies--Oregon--Pendleton African Americans--Societies, etc. African Americans--Civil rights--Oregon--Pendleton Civil rights--Oregon--Pendleton African Americans--Employment Discrimination in employment--Oregon--Pendleton Job vacancies--Oregon--Pendleton African American business enterprises--Oregon--Pendleton Business enterprises--Oregon--Pendleton African American businesspeople--Oregon--Pendleton Businesspeople--Oregon--Pendleton Housing--Oregon--Pendleton African Americans--Housing--Oregon--Pendleton Dwellings--Oregon--Pendleton African Americans--Dwellings--Oregon--Pendleton African American neighborhoods--Oregon--Pendleton Ethnic neighborhoods--Oregon--Pendleton Neighborhood--Oregon--Pendleton Community life--Oregon--Pendleton Civic leaders--Oregon--Pendleton African American civic leaders--Oregon--Pendleton Home ownership--Oregon--Pendleton African American cowboys--Oregon Cowboys--Oregon Rodeo performers--Oregon African American rodeo performers--Oregon Rodeos--Oregon African Americans--Recreation Recreation--Oregon--Pendleton Entertainment events--Oregon--Pendleton African American entertainers--Oregon--Pendleton Entertainers--Oregon--Pendleton Sports--Oregon--Pendleton African Americans--Sports African American athletes--Oregon--Pendleton Athletes--Oregon--Pendleton Athletics--Oregon--Pendleton Government employees Pendleton (Or.)--Officials and employees Newspapers African American newspapers--Oregon--Pendleton Migrant labor--Oregon Migrant labor--United States Railroad construction workers--Oregon Railroads--Employees Travel Oregon--Description and travel African Americans--Travel--Oregon African American families--Oregon--Pendleton Nelson, George Nelson, George, Mrs. Oral history interview with Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson of Pendleton, Oregon. TAPE 1, SIDE A: 0 - 3 He tells why he moved to Pendleton. Family background. Black churches in LaGrande and Walla Walla. 4 - 9 Establishing a black church in Pendleton in 1949. No black organizations outside of the church except for the NAACP. 9 - 13 Black population in Pendleton is quite small. Blacks live all over town. Job opportunities. 13 - 18 Many blacks owned their own places. Many came out in the late 40's and early 50's. Other black families. 18 - 26 Black businesses. Entertainment. Athletics. The rodeo. 26 - 28 Black cowboys in the rodeo. 28 - 30 Black government workers. TAPE 1, SIDE B: 0 - 4 Black newspapers. Discussion about what blacks call themselves. Transient black workers. Gandy-dancers. 4 - 8 Travelling in the area. Blacks she knows in surrounding area. Families in town. 8 - 9 Unintelligible. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Spokane, Wash.] : Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries University of Washington. Information School Black Oral History Interviews, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University, Spokane, Wash. Black Oral History Interviews Collection (Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections) Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 2002 Oral histories Sound recordings http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/5985,66 Interview cassette tapes were converted to RealAudio files with a bit rate of 16Kbps and placed on a RealServer 8.0 streaming server at the Washington State University Libraries. Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Forms part of online collection: Black Oral History Interviews Collection. 1972-11-09 Pendleton (Or.) Umatilla County (Or.) La Grande (Or.) Union County (Or.) Walla Walla (Wash.) For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691. 20120427 160724