Coos Bay Library Observes Black History Month


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The Coos Bay Public Library observes Black History Month on Thursday, February 23rd with a presentation by members of the Oregon Northwest Black
Pioneers. The program, “Black Pioneers Across Oregon since 1788” will
begin at 7pm in the library’s Myrtlewood Room. Since the beginning, even before the wagon trains, African Americans  have played an essential part in building our state, in spite of  Oregon’s contradictory anti-slavery and anti-black laws and sentiments.  Although most of Oregon’s black history dates to the mid-1800s, there is a record of black people arriving even earlier. Their work and experiences as soldiers, doctors, ranchers, deputies, nannies, midwives, politicians, cowboys, and homesteaders were crucial to the communities in which they lived. The Oregon Northwest Black Pioneers is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in Salem, Oregon.  This free program is sponsored by the Friends of Coos Bay Public Library and open to the public. For more information, please visit  bay.cooslibraries.org or call 541.269.1101.

 

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 and is filed under Local News, Public Service Announcements.