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Title	James Lee, July 20, 1973
Birthdate/Interviewee	1907
Occupation/Interviewee	Porter; Active in NAACP
Interview Date	1973-07-20
Length of Interview	35 mins.
Listen to Interview	http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/flash/?aud=jameslee&img=bla
Subject	Lee, James Oral history -- United States United States -- Oregon -- Portland African Americans -- Oregon -- Portland
Type	Interviews
Interview Location	United States -- Oregon -- Portland
Interviewer	Taylor, Quintard
Abstractor	Knight, Margot H.
Abstract	SIDE A 0 - 2 minutes Came to Portland in 1929 from Texas. Family background. He was a railroad worker. 2 - 5 minutes Black churches in Portland. Black social clubs and organizations. Blacks lived mostly between the river and Broadway. Black businesses. 5 - 9 minutes Well-known blacks in the area. NAACP. He has one daughter who attended school in Portland. Maintains contact with relatives in Texas. 9 - 13 minutes Entertainment for blacks. Famous singers and dancers. Work as a porter for the Pullman Company. Other work. Black unions. 13 - 18 minutes Blacks coming into Portland during World War II. Most blacks were Republican through the 30's. Black politicians. Ship-- yard work, during WW II. 18 - 23 minutes Housing for blacks in Vanport City which was washed away in the 50's. 23 - 25 minutes He still thinks lots of new blacks come into Portland. Knows blacks in surrounding areas. 25 - 27 minutes Found out about blacks in other areas through the NAACP. The Sentinel, a black newspaper. 27 - 30 minutes One school named after a black. No contact with other ethnic groups. Feelings about living in Portland. SIDE B 0 - 3 minutes More about his feelings about living in Portland. Not many jobs were open to blacks. 3 - 4 minutes More about work in the NAACP.
Abstract Date	1979-06-11
Identifier	jameslee.rm
Collection	Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cass2.htm
Language	English
Format	Interview cassette tapes were converted to RealAudio files with a bit rate of 16Kbps and placed on a RealServer 8.0 streaming server at the Washington State University Libraries.
Rights	For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691.
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries http://wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

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