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Library to host Oregon Black history program

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ROSEBURG, Ore. – Roseburg Public Library invites the community to “Oregon's Black History: 450 Years in 45 Minutes,” presented by staff from the Oregon Black Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15.

People of African descent have lived and worked in Oregon since before the founding of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the Americas. Staff from the Oregon Black Pioneers will highlight key individuals and events that characterize Oregon’s unique and centuries-old Black history.

Information about the Oregon Black Pioneers is available at oregonblackpioneers.org.

The free program, which will be held at the library located at 1409 N.E. Diamond Lake Blvd., is presented in conjunction with the Letitia Carson exhibit currently on display.

“Letitia Carson: An Enduring Spirit of Hope and Freedom” highlights the history of a Black Oregon homesteader, farmer and matriarch living in the time of Oregon’s exclusion laws. The exhibit tells the story of Carson’s transition from enslaved woman to landowner and explains how her persistence and grit carved pathways for Black and Indigenous Oregonians today.

The Letitia Carson exhibit is on display through Friday, May 30. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

For more information, contact Roseburg Public Library staff at 541-492-7050 or library@roseburgor.gov.

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