Webb, Mayfield Kelvin, 1927-1996
Person
Biography
Mayfield Webb, a lawyer, civil rights leader, and social activist was born on November 10, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1955 Webb moved to Portland, Oregon where he received his law degree in 1959 from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College.From 1963 to 1964 Webb served as President of the Portland National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Chapter. As President he worked to make sure desegregation laws were enforced.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
NAACP of Portland, Oregon records
Collection
Identifier: Mss2004
Abstract
Founded in 1914, the Portland, Oregon, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) works to empower and engage people of color in the Portland area. The collection demonstrates organizational activities related to important topics in the Portland area, such as housing, education and labor. A majority of the collection consists of publications from 1959 through 1989, with a smaller quantity of topical administrative materials, correspondence, meeting...
Dates:
1942-1989; Majority of material found within 1959-1989