- Collection:
- Black Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Mr. and Mrs. Levi Harris, July 18, 1973
- Creator:
- Harris, Levi
- Contributor to Resource:
- Harris, Levi, Mrs.
- 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
Family--History
African Americans--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
Portland (Or.)--Social conditions--20th century
African Americans--Employment--Oregon
African American churches--Oregon--Portland
Churches--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Religion
African American Baptists--Oregon--Portland
Baptists--Oregon--Portland
Job vacancies--Oregon--Portland
Clubs--Oregon--Portland
Societies--Oregon--Portland
Social groups--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Societies, etc.
Housing--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Housing--Oregon--Portland
Dwellings--Oregon--Portland
African Americans--Dwellings--Oregon--Portland
African American neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
Ethnic neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
Neighborhood--Oregon--Portland
Community life--Oregon--Portland
Vanport (Or.)--History--20th century
Public housing--Oregon--Vanport
Shipbuilding industry--Employees
Shipyards--Oregon--Portland
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans
African American business enterprises--Oregon--Portland
Business enterprises--Oregon--Portland
African American businesspeople--Oregon--Portland
Businesspeople--Oregon--Portland
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Portland (Or.) Branch
Urban League of Portland (Or.)
African Americans--Civil rights--Oregon--Portland
Civil rights--Oregon--Portland
African American civic leaders--Oregon--Portland
Civic leaders--Oregon--Portland - People:
- Harris, Levi
Harris, Levi, Mrs. - Location:
- United States, Oregon, Multnomah County, 45.54687, -122.41534
United States, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, 45.52345, -122.67621 - Type:
- Sound
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Mr. and Mrs. Levi Harris of Portland, Oregon.
TAPE 1, SIDE A: 0 - 5 He came to Portland in 1930. She arrived in 1933. Family backgrounds. 5 - 8 Black Baptist church in Portland. Other black churches. Black Population. Black families. Job opportunities for blacks. 8 - 12 Black social clubs. Blacks lived in all parts of Portland. 12 - 18 Vanport was a housing project built by the city, where many blacks lived. Blacks were actively recruited to work in the shipyards. Black businesses. 18 - 23 NAACP and the Urban League. Black community and business leaders in Portland. When the war started many blacks moved into the community. 23 - 25 They keep in contact with Eastern relatives.
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/50
- 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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