According to newspapers, she had no family members left excepting a grandmother in Portland. Grace Moreland led an itinerant and independent lifestyle a decade before women had the right to vote. I admire the fortitude, entrepreneurship, and independence of Grace Moreland. From the same collection...
The Illinois State Archaeological Survey (SAS) has partnered with leaders of the “oldest known Black town” to uncover what remains of the settlement. According toFirst Alert 4,the village wasfounded inthe first half of the 19th century. Now, the archaeologists work to locate old structures as...
The Foundation also offers a free online brochure that can act as a self-guided tour. There are also free apps from the National Park Service (nps.gov/boston) with recorded commentary for major sites and apps focused on Black heritage and other themes. The Park Street Church was the nation...
SOUTHERN LIGHTS: Old Black Newspapers Are Historic GiftWhen I first got into this business, newspapers were more or lessa license to print money.Things...Windham, Ben
-Ridder Newspapers) Historic black church filled with memories but not parishoners.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)Historic black church filled with memories but not parishoners.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)Copeland, Larry
The day rooms were supplied with books and newspapers, and there was a piano from the outset, though the one in the photograph above may have been a later instrument. Patients slept in a mix of wards or dormitories and single rooms. The latter were for the sick, aged or refractory. Dorm...
“Kerry Eggers has been writing sports for Portland newspapers since 1975. He worked for the Oregon Journal from 1975-82, at The Oregonian from 1982-2000 and at the Portland Tribune from 2001-2020. Eggers is a six-time National Sports Media Association’s Oregon Sportswriter of the Year, wi...
As the only Black player of the era, Robinson endured heckling and threats. "Plenty of times I wanted to haul off when somebody insulted me for the color of my skin, but I had to hold to myself,” he recalled. "I knew I was kind of an experiment. The whole thing was bigger than...
The concept of Fashion Plates has existed since the 18th century, but the toy version released by Tomy Toys in 1977 really caught on in the 1980s. Young girls could easily play fashion designer by snapping a wide array of outfit pieces into a base, and using a black crayon to trace the...
The day rooms were supplied with books and newspapers, and there was a piano from the outset, though the one in the photograph above may have been a later instrument. Patients slept in a mix of wards or dormitories and single rooms. The latter were for the sick, aged or refractory. Dorm...