- Collection:
- Black Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson, November 9, 1972
- Creator:
- Nelson, George
- Contributor to Resource:
- Nelson, George, Mrs.
- Publisher:
- Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University
- Date of Original:
- 1972-11-09
- Subject:
- 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 - People:
- Nelson, George
Nelson, George, Mrs. - Location:
- United States, Oregon, Umatilla County, Pendleton, 45.67207, -118.7886
United States, Oregon, Union County, La Grande, 45.32458, -118.08772
United States, Washington, Walla Walla County, Walla Walla, 46.06458, -118.34302 - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- 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. - Metadata URL:
- http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/5985/id/66
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691.
- Extent:
- audio/x-pn-realaudio
- Contributing Institution:
- Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Rights:
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