William McClendon

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William McClendon was a writer, activist, and jazz musician who founded the Portland Observer (later the People’s Observer) in about 1938 in order to cover news in the black community that the Oregonian and Journal were ignoring. He is shown here with Mary Kay Rowland in a publicity photo for the NAACP TV Freedom Spectacular on May 14, 1965. Learn more about William McClendon from the Oregon Encyclopedia https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mcclendon_william/#.Ww2JIO4vxaQ

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In copyright. Used by permission of the copyright holder, who retains publication rights thereto. Use of resources from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners. Photographs Dept., Oregon Historical Society

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  • PUpic_001262

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May 14, 1965

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  • Org. Lot 721 accession 12586 / Photo Acc. # 991D024

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