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African Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lee Owen Stone papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2423
Abstract

Reverend Lee Owen Stone (1903-1977) served as vicar of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon, from 1936 until his retirement in 1972. Collection includes correspondence, sermons, awards and certificates, meeting minutes from the St. Philip Men's Club, missionary reports, and files from Stone's activity in the Urban League of Portland and other civil and philanthropic associations.

Dates: 1930-1977

Urban League of Portland flyer refuting housing myths

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 963
Abstract

Flyer from the Urban League of Portland providing evidence against claims that Black people moving into or attending church in majority-white neighborhoods would cause property values to decrease. The Urban League of Portland is a civil rights and advocacy organization for Black residents of Portland, Oregon, that was founded in 1945.

Dates: circa 1952