- Collection:
- Black Oral History Collection
- Title:
- C.A. White, July 18, 1973
- Creator:
- White, C. A.
- Publisher:
- Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University
- Date of Original:
- 1973-07-18
- Subject:
- Oral history--United States
African Americans--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Texas
Family--History
Mount Olive Baptist Church (Portland, Or.)
African American churches--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Religion
African Americans--Societies, etc.
Societies--Oregon--Portland
Clubs--Oregon--Portland
Social groups--Oregon--Portland
Vanport (Or.)
Albina (Portland, Or.)
Floods--Oregon--Vanport
Communities--Oregon
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
African Americans--Civil rights--Oregon--Portland
Civil rights--Oregon--Portland
Portland (Or.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
African American entertainers--Oregon--Portland
Entertainers--Oregon--Portland
Entertainment events--Oregon--Portland
African American baseball players--Oregon--Portland
Baseball players--United States
Baseball players--Oregon--Portland
Baseball teams--United States
Baseball teams--Oregon--Portland
Livestock workers--Oregon
Information services industry--Employees
Industries--Oregon--Portland
Job vacancies--Oregon--Portland
Unemployed--Oregon--Portland
Unemployment--Oregon--Portland
Labor supply--Oregon--Portland
Democratic Party (Or.)
African American political activists--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Politics and government
African American politicians--Oregon--Portland
Politicians--Oregon--Portland
Government employees
Portland (Or.)--Officials and employees
Multnomah County (Or.)--Officials and employees
Portland Reporter
African American newspapers--Oregon--Portland
African American physicians--Oregon--Portland
Public spaces--Oregon--Portland
Community life--Oregon--Portland - People:
- White, C. A.
White, C. A.--Family--Texas
Reynolds, Phil
Williams, Edgar - Location:
- United States, Oregon, Multnomah County, 45.54687, -122.41534
United States, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, 45.52345, -122.67621
United States, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Albina District
United States, Oregon, Multnomah County, Vanport City (historical), 45.60206, -122.7001 - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Mr. C.A. White of Portland, Oregon. Tape 1, Side A: 0 - 3 He came to Portland in 1947 from Texas. He did a lot of odd jobs at first. Family background. 3 - 5 Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Portland. Other black churches. Black social clubs and organizations. 5 - 8 Vanport, a black community between Vancouver and Portland. Most blacks lived in Albina area. Vanport flood in 1948. Not many black businesses. 8 - 14 NAACP active since 1914, Well-known blacks, from the community, Phil Reynolds and Edgar Williams who worked with the NAACP. 14 - 17 Kept in close contact with relatives in Texas. Entertainment for blacks. Black baseball teams. 17 - 20 Work as a stockman and informational specialist. Industry in Portland. Job opportunities for blacks. 20 - 22. Most blacks are Democrats. Blacks in county and city jobs. Black politicians.
22 - 25 Most blacks remained in Portland. Contacts with blacks in surrounding areas. Portland Reporter, a black newspaper. 25 - 28 City sites named after blacks. Black doctors in town. 28 - 30 Feelings about living in the Northwest.
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/87
- 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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