Portrait of a man posing with his fists up. He is standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony and is wearing boxing shorts and shoes. The name “Wilson Yarbo” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait of three football players in a row, posing with their hands on their knees.The players, all young men or teenage boys, are wearing sweatshirts, pads, football pants, and cleats. A building is partially visible in the background. On the negative, the name “Cannedy [sic]” is written next to the player on the left; the name “Daniels” is written above the player in the center; and the name “Armintrous [sic]” is written next to the player on the right.

Head and shoulders portrait of Elmer C. Bartlett facing front and wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, tie, and glasses. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 5, Section 4 of the Oregon Journal's city edition on Sunday, August 16, 1931. The photograph had the following caption: "Elmer C. Bartlett who is here from Los Angeles to organize a large Negro choir that will be heard in concert the last part of September. The program will consist exclusively of Negro music." The photograph accompanied a story about Bartlett and the chorus that had the headline "Portland to Have Large Negro Chorus" and the subheading "Prominent Musician to Be Director." Note: The name “Bartlet” (sic) is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Half-length portrait of Booker T. Washington, seated and facing to the right. He is wearing a suit and bow tie. Written on the negative sleeve is the name “Washington, Booker T.”

A three-quarter length portrait of Chester Ingersol Dixon wearing a United States Navy uniform. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads, "'Brother' Called to active duty 5-1-1942."

Ralph Flowers, Ruth Flowers, and an unidentified man stand in front of the Flowers Auto Repair garage. There is a black car parked in front of the open service door. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "2125 N. Vancouver Ave. Portland. Ralph & Ruth Flowers."

A head and shoulders portrait of Allen Ervin Flowers. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Father, Allen Ervin Flowers."

A head and shoulders portrait of Roscoe Dixon. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Roscoe Dixon, About 1880, Operated Roscoe's Oyster House in Astoria, Ore."

A photograph of Ralph Flowers (center) and two unidentified employees standing in front of a sign for the City of Portland Municipal Garage.

A photograph of seven people seated in or standing beside a horse-drawn wagon on the Flowers family farm near Mt. Scott in Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "On the farm. Leaving for picnic on the Clackamas River. Flowers Farm, Lents."

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of Louisa M. (Thacker) Flowers and an unidentified woman. Flowers is seated with her hands in her lap looking to the left of the camera. She wears a dress with a fringed scarf tied at her neck. The unidentified woman is standing to the left of Flowers with her hand rested on her shoulder. She wears a dress with a plaid tie at the waist and a white ruffled neckline. She looks to the right of the camera.

Session 1. This oral history interview with the Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr., was conducted by Jan Dilg at Haynes’ office in Portland, Oregon, from October 8 to December 5, 2018. Haynes was nominated by Oregonians to be interviewed as part of a program by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library to enhance and expand the range of voices in the library's collections. Interviewees are selected from the pool of nominees by a staff committee appointed by the historical society's executive director. The interview was conducted in three sessions. In the first interview session, conducted on October 8, 2018, Haynes discusses his family background and early life in Beaumont, Texas, including his experiences with racism and segregation as a black person. He talks about the black community in Beaumont, his early education, and his early involvement with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He discusses his involvement in the civil rights movement, including his training for and participation in non-violent protests. He then talks about his involvement in the Black Power Movement and the Black Consciousness Movement. He discusses his role in the development of the Black Panther Party; talks about the history of the struggle for freedom for black people; and discusses his experience in college while organizing for civil rights. He talks about his journey in becoming a Methodist Episcopal pastor and briefly talks about his experience at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Session 3. This oral history interview with the Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr., was conducted by Jan Dilg at Haynes’ office in Portland, Oregon, from October 8 to December 5, 2018. Haynes was nominated by Oregonians to be interviewed as part of a program by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library to enhance and expand the range of voices in the library's collections. Interviewees are selected from the pool of nominees by a staff committee appointed by the historical society's executive director. The interview was conducted in three sessions. In the third interview session, conducted on December 5, 2018, Haynes discusses serving as president of the North Portland Bible College. He talks about his involvement with the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and his continued activism. He reflects on the challenges he faced as a civil rights activist, and how he applied the lessons he learned during that time to his community activism in Portland. He also talks about the different forms that racism takes, particularly describing the difference between his experiences in Texas and Oregon. He discusses his book, “God's Prophet in Non-Violence: The Theology and Philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” and talks about what he hopes readers take from it. He closes the interview by talking about his work with the Allen Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church at the time of the interview, awards he’s received, and his hopes for the future.

Portrait of Mrs. Hattie Redmond taken from a newspaper clipping. Harriet "Hattie" Redmond (1862-1952) was a suffrage leader and a civil rights advocate in early twentieth-century Portland. She was the president of the Colored Women's Equal Suffrage Association and an active member of the Oregon Colored Women's Council.

Men in the Chandler & Bessilien Club Cafe, on Flanders Avenue in Portland.

Edward Freeman? and his children standing in front of Freeman's Second-Hand Store. Edward Freeman ran a second-hand store on Union Avenue (now NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) near what is now Fremont Park. He and his wife Ida moved with their son Theodore from Colorado in about 1915. They had two daughters in Portland, Ida and Gertrude.

Willa Ida Jackson-Williams and Rev. O.B. Williams (seated) of the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church in Portland met with local and associate ministers in 1966.

The Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church stands on the southeast corner of N. Vancouver Ave. and Fargo Street. It was originally built in 1909 for the Central Methodist Episcopal Church. Vancouver Avenue (established in 1944) purchased the building in 1951 and inhabits it still. The church was renovated and enlarged in 1957-1958.

The Gospel Choir for the Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church in 1960. Rev. O.B. Williams stands on the far left.

A statement of purpose mailer and membership form distributed by the Urban League of Portland shortly after their organization in 1945.

Oregon Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Little Women’s Club of Portland held a tea for Mother’s Day at the YWCA in Portland, Oregon.

Members of the Katherine Gray Club pack canned food into a box during a meeting in 1956. Katherine Gray, along with Hattie Redmond, co-founded the Colored Women’s Equal Suffrage League and worked with Beatrice Cannady to protest the showing of “Birth of a Nation,” the racist 1915 film by D.W. Griffith. She was also the president of the Oregon Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, which created a club in her honor.

An unidentified female employee of a shipyard in Portland during WWII takes a lunch break. Women were recruited into wartime industry jobs when men were sent overseas. Portland’s shipyards attracted thousands of women and African American workers looking for skilled, high-wage jobs.

Portrait of smiling children posing next to a table during a birthday party for Teddy McDaniel (center) at the Cotton Club in Portland on May 23, 1934. A birthday cake is on the table in front of McDaniel. According to a story about the party on Page 12 of the Oregon Journal on May 25, 1934, McDaniel was a performer in stage shows led by entertainer Ted Lewis, and the party celebrated McDaniel’s eighth birthday. See related image No. 371N1518.

Portrait, taken from the side, of a man facing to the right and posing with his fists up. He is standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony and is wearing boxing gloves and shorts. The name “Cartright” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. The boxer’s name may be misspelled on the negative; he may be Eddie Cartwright. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Close-up portrait of man with no shirt. The name “Cartright” is written on the negative and appears on the right side of the image. The boxer’s name may be misspelled on the negative; he may be Eddie Cartwright. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Portrait, taken from the side, of a man facing to the right and posing with his fists up. He is standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony and is wearing boxing gloves, shorts, and shoes. The name “Cartright” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. The boxer’s name may be misspelled on the negative; he may be Eddie Cartwright. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of two boxers in the ring during a bout at Multnomah Civic Stadium in Portland on September 6, 1935. The boxer at left is Barney Ross; the boxer at right is Baby Joe Gans (also known as Gerald Slaughter). Ross won the match by knockout. Image note: The name “Barney Ross” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.