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| Creator: | de Lay, Allan J. |
| Title: | African American teacher in an integrated classroom, ca. 1952 |
| Date: | 1952 |
| Description: | Willis Andrew Williams, a teacher and vice president at a Portland school was one of ten African American teachers in Portland during the early 1950's. Williams was an active member of the NAACP, an Urban League supporter and the Regional Director of Grade School Teachers of the Oregon Education Association. Williams helps a young white student. An African American student is present in the front row. An Urban League photo. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Photographs |
| Subjects: | Williams, Willis Andrew | African American teachers--Oregon--Portland | African American men--Oregon--Portland | African American civic leaders--Oregon--Portland | School integration--Oregon--Portland | Students--Oregon--Portland | Race relations | Portland (Or.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Portland (Or.) | Multnomah County (Or.) |
| Collection: | Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project |
| Institution: | Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Contributors: | Washington State University at Vancouver. Information Services | Oregon Historical Society |
| Online Publisher: | [Spokane, Wash.] : Washington State University |
| Original Material: | File 113-A |
| Rights and Usage: | Oregon Historical Society, Photographic Services 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; PHOTOORDERS@OHS.ORG; phone number 503-306-5250; FAX 503-492-6001. |
| Related Materials: | From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History project (Washington State University) Oregonian May 7, 1963 |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,613 |
