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| Title: | Invitation for a Grand Emancipation Celebration in Portland, 1869 |
| Date: | 1869 |
| Description: | Photograph copy of an invitation announcing the celebration of the African American people of Oregon in honor of the Sixth anniversary of the emancipation. The festivities announced include an oration by Rev. Bishop Ward, poetry and music. The announcement invites the public. 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: | Texts (document genres) | Invitations |
| Subjects: | African Americans--Oregon--Portland | Anniversaries | Slaves--Emancipation--United States | Slavery--United States | 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 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) |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,614 |
