Episode 48: The Black Pioneers
Welcome To Oregon: A Oregon History & Lore Podcast · Oregon Voices Network
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Show Notes
Black people have been oppressed for centuries. Enslaved, tortured, and exiled, and yet they still persevere. Today we talk, not about oppression, but about success and determination, of how many black pioneers of Oregon not only found acceptance, but community and home. Stories include Christopher Sewell, James Douglas, and Letitia Carson.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_People%27s_Campaign
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott
https://oregonblackpioneers.org/black-history-spotlight-columbus-sewell/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44253579/louisa_c-sewell
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44253879/christopher-columbus-sewall
https://bluemountaineagle.com/2022/09/27/louisa-sewell/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas_(governor)#Early_life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitman_massacre#Background
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/douglas_james/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_Carson#Early_life
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/09/29/court-records-sojourner-truth-legal-battle
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137591165/letitia-carson
https://letitiacarson.oregonstate.edu/about-letitia-carson/