Vancouver leads in Integration, January 16 1958

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Collection:
Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
Title:
Vancouver leads in Integration, January 16 1958
Date of Original:
1958
Subject:
African Americans
National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Housing
Discrimination
Integration
Location:
United States, Washington, Clark County, Vancouver, 45.63873, -122.66149
Type:
StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Description:
An artictle appearing in the Oregon Journal.
Vancouver's African American population boomed at the beginning of World War II because of employment in war industries. At the end of the war, the ship building industry that encouraged migration of many African Americans also ended. With the loss of employment some African American families left Vancouver while others remained. Families that remained faced housing issues, in some neighborhoods African Americans were welcomed and others they were not. In 1958, the city of Vancouver decided to make an effort to integrate neighborhoods and end discrimination. This article addresses Vancouver's efforts.
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/cchm/id/40
IIIF manifest:
https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/iiif/2/cchm:40/manifest.json
Rights Holder:
To obtain a copy of this item, or request permission to publish, contact the
Clark County Historical Society Library and Archives, 1511 Main Street,
Vancouver, WA 98660, 360-993-5679 or cchm@pacifier.com.
Additional Rights Information:
Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
Original Collection:
Vancouver Branch of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Contributing Institution:
Clark County Historical Museum
Rights:
In Copyright