York of the Corps of Discovery

Assesses the scholarship dealing with York, William Clark\u27s 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 is the University of Nebraska Press\u27s \u27The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition\u27 (1986-97), but even these primary source writings must be used with qualification, as scholars need to distinguish between observation and biased judgment in the journals. A definitive biography of York may never be written, but scholars adhering to standards of scholarship can create a more accurate portrayal than the body of work on York perpetuates

The Death of Markus Lopius: Fact of Fantasy? First Documented Presence of a Black Man in Oregon, August 16, 1788

The introduction of the American presence in the early Pacific Northwest has traditionally been portrayed as an exclusively Caucasian endeavor. But with the recent emergence of ethnic studies as a legitimate academic discipline and the development of competent scholars from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, the traditional perspectives on this period of exploration have been broadened and revised. One benefit of this new scholarship is the story of the first documented presence of a black man in the area known today as Oregon. Markus Lopius came to and died in Oregon in 1788

Blacks in Oregon

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\u27s 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 as well

Book Review of, As the Wind Rocks the Wagon

Reviews the book, As the Wind Rocks the Wagon by Amy Warne

Book Review of, The Invisible Empire in the West: Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s

Reviews the book The Invisible Empire in the West: Toward a New Historical Appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s by Shawn La

Book Review of, Obed Dickinson\u27s War against Sin in Salem, 1853-1867

Reviews the book, Obed Dickinson\u27s War against Sin in Salem, 1853-1867 by Egbert S. Olive

George Bush of Tumwater: Founder of the First American Colony on Puget Sound

A biography of pioneer George Washington Bush is presented. A free mulatto, information on Bush\u27s 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

Washington, George (15 August 1817–26 August 1905)

Washington, George (15 August 1817–26 August 1905), frontiersman and Oregon Trail pioneer, was born near Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia, the son of a mixed-race African-American slave father named Washington and a white mother whose name is unrecorded. The nature of his parentage violated social conventions; his father was immediately sold, never to be involved in his life again, and his mother allowed baby George to be adopted by James C. Cochran and his wife, a white family. At age four George moved west with the Cochrans, setting first near Delaware City, Ohio; when he was nine the family moved farther west, eventually to Bloomington on the Missouri frontier. As a black youth in the slave state of Missouri, Washington was denied a formal education, but he taught himself the rudiments of reading, writing, and mathematics. He also acquired the skills in woodcraft and marksmanship for which he would later become renowned...

2, Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Dr. Darrell Millner

Speakers at the reception including Charlotte Rutherford, daughter of Verdell and Otto, and donor of the collection; Dr. Darrell Millner, Professor of Black Studies at Portland State; John Henley, collection appraiser; Dr. Patricia Schechter, Professor of History at Portland State, and Cris Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist with the Portland State Library.https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/swah_exhibit/1001/thumbnail.jp

Minority teachers as change agents : a case study

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