Oregon Black Pioneers, the state’s only historical society dedicated to African American history, began giving walking Black history tours of the city in 2023.
Mariah Rocker, OBP’s public programs and exhibits manager, designed and hosted the early tours.
“It’s commonplace for us to interact with folks who don’t know that there’s any Black history here in Oregon,” Rocker says. “We wanted to create opportunities for folks to see that firsthand, by walking around the communities that they live in.”…