Collection: Documenting African American Migration, Segregation, and Civil Rights History at Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR), Hanford
Shirley Miller moved to Richland, Washington in 1951 and was involved in local civil rights movements. Andy Miller was born in Richland, Washington in 1953. A National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American…
Aubrey Johnson moved to Pasco, Washington as a child in 1946.
A National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American contributions to Hanford and the surrounding communities. This project was conducted through the…
Benny Haney moved to the Tri-Cities in 1944 to work on the Hanford Site.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives of African…
Cornelius Walker moved to the Tri-Cities in 1948 to work on the Hanford Site.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives of African…
Dallas Barnes moved to Pasco, Washington in 1952 as a child.
A National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American contributions to Hanford and the surrounding communities. This project was conducted through the…
An interview with Edward Wallace conducted as park of a National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American contributions to Hanford and the surrounding communities. This project was conducted through the Pacific…
Ellenor Moore moved to Pasco, Washington in 1950 as a teenager.
A National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American contributions to Hanford and the surrounding communities. This project was conducted through the…
James Pruitt moved to the Tri-Cities in 1948 and was influential in civil rights movements.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives…
Joe Williams moved to the Tri-Cities in 1943 to work on the Hanford Site.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives of African…
Luzell Johnson moved to Pasco, Washington in 1944 to work on the Hanford Site.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives of African…
Mae Fite moved to Pasco, Washington in 1950 and worked on the Hanford Site from 1967-2009.
A National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American contributions to Hanford and the surrounding communities. This project…
Olden Richmond moved to Pasco, Washington in 1943 to work on the Hanford Site.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives of African…
Reverend Jeannette Sparks moved to Pasco, Washington as a child in 1951.
A National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American contributions to Hanford and the surrounding communities. This project was conducted…
Rose Allen moved to Pasco, Washington from Arkansas in the early 1950's.
A National Park Service funded project to document the history of African American contributions to Hanford and the surrounding communities. This project was conducted…
Thomas Moore moved to Pasco, Washington in 1949 and opened many local businesses.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives of…
Virginia Crippen moved to Pasco, Washington in 1948 and was a successful business owner.
An interview conducted by the African American Community Cultural and Educational Society (AACCES) as part of an oral history project documenting the lives of…
Rindetta Stewart talks abou ther experiences living in the Tri-Cities and Yakima, the discrimination she faced there, and her involvement in Civil Rights groups and activism. View on YouTube