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Interview session 2, 1985 July 17

 Item — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

Tape 2, Side 2, through Tape 3, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on July 17, 1985, Bogle discusses her family’s involvement with Black churches in the various cities where they lived, and speaks extensively about her involvement with the Bethel AME Church in Portland. She also talks about other families who attended the church, including the Allan family, owners of the Golden West Hotel. She speaks about Black culture and the Black community’s relationship to white people in early 20th-century Portland. She speaks further about her early education, focusing on her early interest in writing; shares her experience of discrimination while attending Washington High School in Portland; and talks about her activities after high school.

Dates

  • Creation: 1985 July 17

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1.5 audiocassettes (1 hr., 30 min., 49 sec.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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