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Thursday Open Thread
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Physicians
Happy POU Family! It's Thursday and we are almost to the end of the work week. Today I am highlighting the life of Cato T. Laurencin. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Physicians
Thursday Open Thread: African-American History of Oregon
It's Thursday, POU Fam! This week's theme highlights the history of African-Americans in Oregon. Today I will give background on the Cockstock Incident. The Cockstock Incident was a major factor in the passage of an 1844 exclusion law against free black men living within the U.S. Territory of Oregon. It centered on a fight between a Wasco Native American man, … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American History of Oregon
Thursday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
I hope you are enjoying this week's threads... Moses Williams (October 10, 1845 – August 23, 1899) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American History of the Pacific Northwest
Thursday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West
It's Thursday POU! It's almost the weekend. Continuing on with our theme, two African-Americans and their lives in the Old West will be highlighted tody. America Waldo Bogle (1844–1903) was a pioneer in the Pacific Northwest. She and her husband, Richard Arthur Bogle, were among the first black settlers in Walla, Walla, Washington. America Waldo was born … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread- African-Americans in the Old West