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Interested in Portland History?
Tom is speaking/presenting tonight at 7pm at McMenamin's Kennedy School on the subject of urban renewal and the displacement of black Portlanders. Many vintage photos from are archive will also be shown to illustrate the concepts of the talk. This event normally sells out, so get there by 6:30. Free admission. More details to follow. Right now I ( Read more... ) -
In Honor of Obama, It's Civil Rights Night at Monday Movies!
November 10, at 8PM, join us for Monday Movies. We will be showing a twice Emmy-nominated film by the ABC network, Walk in My Shoes (1961, ABC, Bell & Howell Close Up Series), an intense look at the frustrations of Black Americans with the lack of progress in civil rights.
“…A block of rare, thought provoking television…producer-director Nicholas ( Read more... ) -
Civil Rights Night at Free Monday Movies
Monday, July 28, 9PM, the Robinson Archive proudly presents
WALK IN MY SHOES - (1963, CRM, b/w)
Explores the world of the black American, picturing city and country people from all economic strata. Includes interviews with a taxi driver in New York, comedian Dick Gregory, some Black Muslims and a New York lawyer in which they express their views ( Read more... )
