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Underground History: Oregon Archives Honor Black Pioneers

Oregon State Archives

Oregon remains one of the whitest states in the union, a legacy of the state's exclusion of all people of color upon entering the Union. 

But African-Americans have made significant contributions to the state throughout its history.  And those contributions are recognized in the first-ever Black History Month observance at the Oregon State Archives. 

"Black in Oregon, 1840-1870" is now on display, and it is the subject of this month's edition of Underground History.  Regular contributor Chelsea Rose visits with Layne Sawyer from the Archives about the presentation.   
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich is an editor and reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a news host and regional reporter at Jefferson Public Radio.