Black History
"In the land of the free / How can we call our home, the land of the free / Until we've unbound the praying hands / Of each innocent woman and man / In these lands of the..." - Lyrics from Esperanza Spalding's "Land of the Free"
Entries for Biography
- Obo Addy (1936-2012)
- James William Beatty (1830–1914)
- Mary Laurinda Jane Smith Beatty (1834–1899)
- Mark A. Bell (1825–1897)
- "Sweet Baby" James Benton (1930-2016)
- Edwin C. (Bill) Berry (1910–1987)
- Kathryn Hall Bogle (1906 - 2003)
- Richard “Dick” Bogle (1930–2010)
- John A. Brown (1830?–1903)
- Mel Brown (1944-)
- William Brown (1828?–1889)
- George Washington Bush (c. 1790-1863)
- Beatrice Morrow Cannady (1889–1974)
- Mary H. Carr (1823?–1911)
- Letitia Carson (1814-1818–1888)
- Margaret Louise Carter (1935–)
- Clive Charles (1951-2003)
- Reuben Crawford (1828–1918)
- Evelyn Crowell (1936–2017)
- Mercedes Deiz (1917–2005)
- James DePreist (1936-2013)
- Obed Dickinson (1818–1892)
- Daniel Drew (1843–1923)
- Abner Hunt "A. H." Francis (c. 1812–1872) and Isaac "I. B." Francis (1798-1856)
- Alfred T. Goodwin (1923–2022)
- Avel Gordly (1947-)
- Darrell Grant (1962–)
- Dorothy Hadley (1942–) and Hurtis Hadley (1942–)
- Ancer L. Haggerty (1944–)
- Willie Mae Young Hart (1915-2017)
- Ronald D. Herndon (1945–)
- Jim Hill (1947-)
- William A. Hilliard (1927-2017)
- Ben Johnson (1834–1901)
- Charles Ray Jordan (1937–2014)
- John Mathews (c. 1816–1885)
- Marianne Mayfield (Hill) (1936-2004)
- William McClendon (1915-1996)
- Gladys McCoy (1928–1993)
- William “Bill” Lipscomb McCoy (1921–1996)
- Thara John Memory (1948-2017)
- Fred Milton (1948-2011)
- Charles Alexander Moose (1953–2021)
- Matthew Prophet (1930-2022)
- Clarence Pruitt (1927-2009)
- Harriet "Hattie" Redmond (1862-1952)
- Walter C. Reynolds (1920–2020)
- George Putnam Riley (1833–1905)
- James D. Saules (1806?–1850s)
- Janice Scroggins (1955-2014)
- Mulugeta Seraw (1960–1988)
- Louis Southworth (1829–1917)
- Esperanza Spalding (1984-)
- Thelma Johnson Streat (1912-1959)
- DeNorval Unthank (1899-1977)
- Leroy Vinnegar (1928 – 1999)
- Warren Morton Washington (1936–)
- Lizzie Weeks (1879-1976)
- Eddie Wied (1925 - 2007)
- Cleve Williams (1930-2007)
- Moses Williams (1845-1899)
- Arthur Lee (Artie) Wilson (1920-2010)
- York (ca. 1770–?)
Entries for Event
- Black Exclusion Laws in Oregon
- Cockstock Incident
- Conviction of Robert Folkes
- 14th Amendment
- 15th Amendment
- Holmes v. Ford
Entries for Group
- Black Cowboys in Oregon
- Black Panthers in Portland
- Black People in Oregon
- Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver Barracks
- Triple Nickles -- 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Entries for Institution
- The Advocate
- Billy Webb Elks Lodge
- Salem's Colored School and Little Central
- First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Oregon Black Pioneers (organization)
- Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
