Scope and Contents Tape 15, Side 1, through Tape 16, Side 1. In the twelfth interview session, conducted on March 7, 1986, Bogle discusses her work as a caseworker for the National Urban League’s Project STAR (Serving to Advance Rehabilitation), an outreach program that provided services to low-income families with children with intellectual disabilities; and shares her reasons for leaving the program. She also discusses how Black cultural identity evolved over the 20th century. She speaks further about her...

Scope and Contents Tape 16, Side 2, through Tape 18, Side 1. In the thirteenth interview session, conducted on March 14, 1986, Bogle continues to discuss her work at the Portland Observer, and describes her reasons for leaving the newspaper. She discusses writing about the Black community for the Portland Oregonian. She talks about the civil rights movement, about the progression of mainstream language used to describe Black Americans, and about her feelings of frustration when experiencing discrimination. She...