- Collection:
- Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
- Title:
- African American teacher in an integrated classroom, ca. 1952
- Creator:
- de Lay, Allan J.
- Date of Original:
- 1952
- Subject:
- African American teachers--Oregon--Portland
African American men--Oregon--Portland
African American civic leaders--Oregon--Portland
School integration--Oregon--Portland
Students--Oregon--Portland
Race relations
Portland (Or.)--Race relations--History--20th century - People:
- Williams, Willis Andrew
- Location:
- United States, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, 45.52345, -122.67621
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Willis Andrew Williams, a teacher and vice president at a Portland school was one of ten African American teachers in Portland during the early 1950's. Williams was an active member of the NAACP, an Urban League supporter and the Regional Director of Grade School Teachers of the Oregon Education Association. Williams helps a young white student. An African American student is present in the front row. An Urban League photo.
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. - Metadata URL:
- https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsuvan1/id/613
- IIIF manifest:
- https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/iiif/2/wsuvan1:613/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- Oregon Historical Society, Photographic Services 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; PHOTOORDERS@OHS.ORG; phone number 503-306-5250; FAX 503-492-6001.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- File 113-A
- Contributing Institution:
- Oregon Historical Society
- Rights:
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