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Black Oral History Collection
URL: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xblackoralhistory.html

Description:
Features interviews with "African American pioneers and their descendants throughout Washington [state], Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, from 1972-1974." Topics discussed "include early black settlers, job opportunities, social life and community, living patterns, black churches, and black political involvement from the late 1800s through 1974." Includes sound files and descriptive records. Browsable and searchable. From Washington State University Libraries.

Publisher:
Washington State University

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
African American pioneers
African Americans -- History
Black History Month
Northwest, Pacific -- History
Oral history

LII Database Information:
Record 936 created by Margaret Myhre on 10/03/2004
Last modification on 01/04/2006
Published: 10/03/2004  
Funding agency: Washington State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/936