Oregon Black Pioneers

Oregon Black Pioneers is so much more than online history exhibits and digital projects. We offer talks, events, walking tours, presentations and living history opportunities... The post Where ...

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Black History Quest, Season 2, episode 3!  In 1862, Oregon levied a poll tax on “each and every negro, Chinaman, Kanaka and mulatto” in the... The post Black History Quest: Oregon’s Infa...

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Black History Quest continues! Hello, fellow Pionerds! It’s your host, Mariah, coming at you between shows to share more details about our most recent history... The post The Quest Continues!...

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Oregon Black Pioneers’ popular walking tours continue! Our next tour highlights the Black history of Portland’s Albina neighborhood. The tour begins and ends at Dawson... The post Black His...

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Oregon Black Pioneers’ Public Programs & Exhibits Manager Mariah Rocker was invited to speak at the Ashland Sunrise Project speaker series, where she presented Uncovering... The post Ashland ...

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Did you know that Oregon Black Pioneers has a small collection of significant Black history artifacts? These materials require special preservation, but we haven’t always... The post OBP’s ...

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Oregon Black Pioneers’ traveling exhibit, Letitia Carson: An Enduring Spirit of Hope and Freedom is on display at Eastern Oregon University through April 10! This... The post Letitia Carson E...

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Hey Pionerds, Black History Quest is back!  Oregon Agricultural College’s (now OSU) Black student population increased suddenly in the 1920s. Could it have been the... The post Black History...

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Oregon Black Pioneers’ popular walking tours are back! The first of our quarterly 2024 tours will take place in historic Astoria, Oregon. Led by OBP... The post Black History Walking Tours �...

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Come on in! We’ve got a brand new virtual store! It’s easier than ever to get your own copies of our unique publications that help... The post The Store is Open! appeared first on Oregon B...

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