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Blacks In Oregon, Darrell Millner
Blacks In Oregon, Darrell Millner
Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Periodically, newspaper or magazine articles appear proclaiming amazement at how white the population of Oregon and the City of Portland is compared to other parts of the country. It is not possible to argue with the figures—in 2017, there were an estimated 91,000 Blacks in Oregon, about 2 percent of the population—but it is a profound mistake to think that these stories and statistics tell the story of the state's racial past. In fact, issues of race and the status and circumstances of Black life in Oregon are central to understanding the history of the state, and perhaps its future …
York Of The Corps Of Discovery, Darrell Millner
York Of The Corps Of Discovery, Darrell Millner
Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Assesses the scholarship dealing with York, William Clark's slave, who was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Two schools of writing developed regarding York. The "Sambo" school dominated his depiction for almost two centuries and publications at the turn of the 21st century still saw York in racist terms, as a slave grateful for his status. At the other extreme is the "superhero" school that describes York in heroic terms, rescuing Clark from peril, fluent in French, tall in height. Both schools are grounded in stereotypes and poor scholarship. The best source for establishing a historically accurate York …
Book Review Of, Obed Dickinson's War Against Sin In Salem, 1853-1867, Darrell Millner
Book Review Of, Obed Dickinson's War Against Sin In Salem, 1853-1867, Darrell Millner
Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Reviews the book, "Obed Dickinson's War against Sin in Salem, 1853-1867" by Egbert S. Oliver
George Bush Of Tumwater: Founder Of The First American Colony On Puget Sound, Darrell Millner
George Bush Of Tumwater: Founder Of The First American Colony On Puget Sound, Darrell Millner
Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
A biography of pioneer George Washington Bush is presented. A free mulatto, information on Bush's childhood and birth date are uncertain. Believed to have been raised in Pennsylvania and educated under Quaker influence, Bush was literate and worked in the cattle business before moving to Oregon with his wife and children in 1844. Bush encountered various forms of racism, but was not deterred by pioneer life and by 1850 the family farm in the Tumwater, Washington area was thriving.
Book Review Of, The Invisible Empire In The West: Toward A New Historical Appraisal Of The Ku Klux Klan Of The 1920s, Darrell Millner
Book Review Of, The Invisible Empire In The West: Toward A New Historical Appraisal Of The Ku Klux Klan Of The 1920s, Darrell Millner
Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Reviews the book "The Invisible Empire in the West: Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s" by Shawn Lay
Book Review Of, As The Wind Rocks The Wagon, Darrell Millner
Book Review Of, As The Wind Rocks The Wagon, Darrell Millner
Black Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Reviews the book, "As the Wind Rocks the Wagon" by Amy Warner
"Black Studies Center Public Dialogue, Part 2", Portland State University, Toni Morrison, Primus St. John, John Callahan, Susan Callahan, Lloyd Baker
"Black Studies Center Public Dialogue, Part 2", Portland State University, Toni Morrison, Primus St. John, John Callahan, Susan Callahan, Lloyd Baker
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
Panelists: novelist Toni Morrison (New York), Primus St. John (poet and Professor of English, Portland State University), John Callahan (Lewis & Clark College), Susan Kirshner Callahan (Lewis & Clark College), and Lloyd Baker (Portland State University student). Sponsored by the Portland State University Black Studies Center and the Oregon Committee for the Humanities.
"Address To Faculty And Students On The Black American", Nathan Hare
"Address To Faculty And Students On The Black American", Nathan Hare
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
Recorded in the Old Main (Lincoln Hall) auditorium at Portland State.