Archival Folder
Digest of City Club report, "The Negro in Portland July, 1945"
Tuesday, July 31, 1945
A2001-074
AF/161306
Topics covered in report : employment ; organized labor ; employers ; federal agencies ; list of unions not admitting Black persons to membership ; list of unions which accept Black persons into membership ; housing ; education ; churches ; organizations concered with human relations problems ; goverment agencies. Also includes an article from the Oregonian about the report. Organization : City Club of Portland People : Key Words : civil liberties ; Black persons ; discrimination ; race ; African Americans As an historical resource, this item reflects the prejudices of the era in which it was created and includes language that is offensive. The use of this language is not condoned by The City of Portland Archives and Records Center, but we are committed to providing access to this material as evidence of the inequalities and attitudes of the time.
