Oregon City Events
Black Pioneers in Oregon with Historian Gwen Carr
Date and Time
Saturday Feb 25, 2017
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
Saturday, Feb 25 at 1 pm
Location
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
1726 Washington St.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Fees/Admission
Free with admission: $13 adults, $9 seniors (60+), $9 youth (13-18), $7 children (4-12), children under 3 and military personnel are free.
Description
This presentation tells stories of the little-known Black Pioneers who lived across the state from as early as 1788. Some were brought to Oregon as slaves and some free men and women. In spite of harsh Black Exclusion laws they lived and thrived in Oregon as explorers, cowboys, entrepreneurs, loggers, railway and shipyard workers, and community members.
Gwen works with Oregon Black Pioneers – a state wide organization with the mission of doing historical research and honoring the lives of African Americans who have contributed to the historical development of Oregon.