Mr. and Mrs. Levi Harris, July 18, 1973
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Harris, Levi
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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.
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Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Baptists
- African American Business Enterprises
- African American Businesspeople
- African American Churches
- African American Civic Leaders
- African American Neighborhoods
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- National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People. Portland (Or.) Branch
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- Oregon
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- United States
- Urban League Of Portland (Or.)
- Vanport
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- World War, 1939 1945