We are excited! The long awaited publication on African Americans in Oregon's Marion and Polk Counties is now available online at our website: www.oregonnorthwestblackpioneers.org at a cost of $25 plus shipping. The book shares the life and profiles of blacks in the Salem and surrounding area. The book is a documentation in word and pictures, particularly of early black settlers and continuing through more recent years.
You may go online to the website to read a brief section from Perseverance.
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African Americans have played a key role in the construction of Oregon. In Marion and Polk, who overcame the obstacles of nature, prejudice and isolation helps create a vibrant community. They were often out of the paintings and statues.
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