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Saturday Open Thread: African-American History of Oregon

March 7, 2020 by pragobots 155 Comments

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Saturday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest

February 22, 2020 by pragobots 166 Comments

Good morning POU! It's Saturday. This week we highlighted extraordinary African-Americans in the Pacific Northwest. Today, we are going to discuss Richard Arthur Bogle. Richard Arthur Bogle (1835—1904)> was an American pioneer and the first African-American businessman in Walla Walla, Washington. Bogle was born into slavery in Jamaica in 1835. At … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest

Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans in the Old West

February 1, 2020 by pragobots 138 Comments

Good morning POU! It's the Superbowl weekend! I hope you have enjoyed this wee's open threads about African-Americans in the Old West. Today I am highlighting the life of Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake was an American slave involved in the Holmes v. Ford case, from which she gained her freedom in 1853. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-Americans in the Old West

Saturday Open Thread: African-American Photographers

January 4, 2020 by pragobots 185 Comments

Hey POU Family! It's the weekend and today is the last day of the weekly theme of African-American photographers. Jim Alexander (born August 7, 1935) is an American documentary photographer, photojournalist, activist, and teacher who is best known for being a “Participant Observer” and his photographs of human rights and black … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Photographers

Saturday Open Thread: African-American Wrestlers

December 21, 2019 by pragobots 66 Comments

It's the POU Family! I hope everyone has a great upcoming holiday week. This week's morning threads highlighted various African-American wrestlers. Continuing on with the theme, today's thread focuses on Thunderbolt Patterson. Claude Patterson (born July 8, 1941) is an American retired professional wrestler, ring nameThunderbolt Patterson. He began his career in 1964 and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Wrestlers

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