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First African American High School president in Portland, 1949

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Caley Cook, the first African American student body president in the Portland Schools. Cook presided over the student affairs of Jefferson High School. An Urban League photo.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.File 113-A
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Created Date:
1949
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Oregon Historical Society, Photographic Services 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; PHOTOORDERS@OHS.ORG; phone number 503-306-5250; FAX 503-492-6001.
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DPLA: Include in Digital Public Library of America

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Oregon Historical Society

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American High School Students
  2. African Americans
  3. Cook, Caley
  4. Elections
  5. Government
  6. High Schools
  7. History
  8. Oregon
  9. Portland
  10. Portland (Or.)
  11. Race Relations
  12. Student Government

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