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Mattie Reynolds Oral History Interview (2 of 3)

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Title

Mattie Reynolds Oral History Interview (2 of 3)

Description

In this, the second of three interviews, Mattie Reynolds describes how she and her family first moved to Oregon as well as the careers that were available to Black Oregonians at the time. She explains that she and her family first moved to Oregon because her husband got a job with an Oregon-based railroad company that paid better wages than were available in the South. She explains that while segregation was not legal doctrine in Oregon, it remained socially enforced. Mrs. Reynolds concludes by describing how the Civil Rights movement impacted Eugene.

Mattie Reynolds (1918-2010) was born in Bossier Parish, Louisiana and moved to Eugene, Oregon from Shreveport, Louisiana so that her husband could pursue work with the railroad. The mother of twelve children, Reynolds was a founding member of St. Mark Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and was also the first African American to seek elective office in Eugene, running for a seat on the City Council in 1966. During the 1960s she participated in sit-ins and other protests to advance the cause of civil rights in Eugene.

Creator

Mattie Reynolds

Source

Oregon Black Pioneers Oral History Collection (OH 42)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

February 12, 1993

Contributor

Black History Club students, Jefferson Middle School, Eugene, Oregon

Format

Digitized Videotape

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh42-reynolds-mattie-19930212-2.1

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Black History Club students, Jefferson Middle School, Eugene, Oregon

Interviewee

Mattie Reynolds

Location

Reynolds residence, Eugene, Oregon

Original Format

Digitized Videotape

Duration

0:15:09

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Interview Format

video

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