Otto Rutherford, UH Leverett, and Oliver E. Smith

Description

Leaders of the Portland NAACP, Otto Rutherford, U.H. Leverett, and Oliver E. Smith. The NAACP was instrumental in the civil rights laws during the 1950s and 1960s, including the Public Accommodations Bill in Oregon. Otto Rutherford was also a member of the union of cooks and waiters forced to meet secretly in the Holiday Barbershop. This photograph was taken in December 1953. It was originally published in the Oregon Journal. Learn more about the signing of Oregon's Civil Rights Bill from the Oregon Encyclopedia https://oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/signing-oregon39s-civil-rights-bill-1953/

Download Files

Collections with this item

Details

Contributors

Oregon Journal

Digital Publisher

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Subject.Topic

Subject.Place

Portland, Oregon

Rights & Usage

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. Copyright held by the Oregonian Publishing Group. This image may not be reproduced without prior approval. Please contact the Oregon Historical Society Research Library for additional information on usage.

Identifier

PUpic_001261

Shelf.Location

13553; Oregon Journal Photographs Collection; Org. Lot 1027

Source.Collection

Oregon Historical Society Research Library