Online Encyclopedia: African American History in the West, Organizations

An Online Reference Guide to African American History

Quintard Taylor

Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History

University of Washington, Seattle

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Online Encyclopedia: African American History in the West, Organizations

The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.

Entry Title	Entry Type
(Helena) Montana Plaindealer (1906-1911)	Organizations
(Portland) New Age (1896-1907)	Organizations
(Portland, Oregon) Advocate, 1903-1936	Organizations
95th Engineer Regiment	Organizations
Black American West Museum	Organizations
Black and Tan Club, The (1922-1966)	Organizations
Black Arts/West	Organizations
Black Soldiers and Fort Huachuca, Arizona During World War II	Organizations
Buffalo Soldiers	Organizations
Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Davis, Texas (1867–1885)	Organizations
Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver Barracks, Washington (1899-1900)	Organizations
Central Area Civil Rights Committee	Organizations
Central Area Committee for Peace and Improvement	Organizations
Central Area Motivation Program (1964- )	Organizations
Central Area School Council (1969-1975)	Organizations
Central Contractors Association	Organizations
Christian Friends for Racial Equality	Organizations
Colored Marine Employment Benevolent Association (1921-1934)	Organizations
Creek Seminole College (1906-1925?)	Organizations
Drive for Equal Employment in Downtown Stores (DEEDS)	Organizations
East Bay Democratic Club	Organizations
Fannie Jackson Coppin Club	Organizations
First Indian Home Guard Regiment	Organizations
Frances Ellen Harper Branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (1891-1895)	Organizations
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company	Organizations
Jackson Street Community Council (1946-1967)	Organizations
Kansas Freedman's Relief Association (1879-1881)	Organizations
Kansas Industrial and Educational Institute (1895-1919)	Organizations
Langston City Herald	Organizations
Lincoln Hills Country Club (1922-1966)	Organizations
Los Angeles Forum (1903-1942)	Organizations
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Vancouver Branch	Organizations
Negro Repertory Company (Seattle) 1936-1939	Organizations
Negro Victory Committee (1941-1945)	Organizations
Northwest Enterprise (1920-1954?)	Organizations
Oklahoma City Blue Devils (1923-1933)	Organizations
Seattle Civic Unity Committee	Organizations
Texas Seminole Scouts	Organizations
The (Tacoma, Washington) Black Collective (1970-- )	Organizations
Ubangi Blackhawks	Organizations
United Black Front (UBF) or Black United Front (BUF)	Organizations
United Civil Rights Committee, Los Angeles (1963- 1966?)	Organizations
United Construction Workers Association	Organizations
Washington State Board Against Discrimination	Organizations
Washington State Federation of Colored Women (1917- )	Organizations
Watts Labor Community Action Committee (1965- )	Organizations
Winks Lodge (1928-1965)	Organizations

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