South by Northwest: Blacks in the Pacific Northwest; Compilation of Segments from South by Northwest: Blacks in the Pacific Northwest

It was in the circuits that would freshen the day's adventure and break the monotony of the main duty of the exploration. It was almost. A feeling of being set free to wonder off. While Lewis went by canoe to supervise and direct the progress of the boat. Clarke's party would push him and hunt. On these Johns who is commonly when alone. Captain Clark. Prior and crew size. Would form a team to fish at one point along the Missouri. They caught three hundred and eighteen fish in just over an hour. Eh

CLC close. To itno airline. Flight. Think Clinton. Has a. Clue. York gives in and Shannon set off in another direction to hurt ye. By the late 1870s reconstruction had ended and the rights of

free blacks were again handed over to the former slave masters for safekeeping. During this decade blacks from Virginia to Louisiana to Texas met to discuss where they should go and. What they must do. The solution was slow in developing passing through several preliminary stages. A committee of five hundred blacks was formed between 1870 and 1910. The total black population more than doubled. But in the Pacific states Washington Oregon and California it increased. Eight. Times. The pioneers had many reasons for heading east. Some were driven by a restless and adventurous spirit and a sense that they were taking part in the great historical migration. But for blacks like George Bush in his family. There was also the hope that in that remote corner of the west they might become true free citizens of America. His

stubborn hope for greater freedom for himself his wife and his five sons made them the first known black family to settle in the Pacific Northwest. According to history. Bush brought six Conestoga wagon equipped with enough provisions for emu. And assisted several other families in making the trip to Oregon. Bush reportedly built a false bottom in his way. He had over 100 pounds of silver with about $2000. In the interest of safety the huge wagon train was broken up into smaller groups which traveled close enough to one another to give aid in times of trouble. In 1844 the Bush party traveled to Oregon the Oregon territory consisted of the land which later became the states of Washington Oregon and Idaho. In 1945 the Bush party moved north of the Columbia River into the area that is now the state of Washington and founded the first American settlement.

Joel wells. He's a very proud man handy with tools and the like and felt that he was just as free as any white man. After all he was born a Native American. And was now recognized as a landowner and a full citizen. The Swedish immigrants and other foreigners cannot get called citizens. OK legal fish. It's madness not to get their sales. Everything about this place is well. You and me. Like owning things don't you. Well. Let me tell you. If you can. It's important to have something that. Only things gives you sort of freedom. Freedom to do things that you get.

People home away leave home. Or make it just. Makes life a lot more important. Than the decision belongs to you. Just what you're going to do things which kill. Me. I just get a. Feeling out of sheer in the things that coma. Is that why we always have travelers Oh it just. Makes you feel bad. You ROOM. Must be all right. But it does get kind of crowded sometimes. There were many blacks who had been brought to Texas from here as slaves and

servants. But after emancipation blacks migrated to the west in great numbers as free men between 1860 and 1895. Over one third of the cowboys who worked on the ranges from Texas to Montana. Were black as cowboys they fought Indians and cattle rustlers enduring hot summers in Texas and cold winters in Montana. I story is about some of the first blacks to travel. South By Northwest. This documentary is a simple collection of just a few of those stories designed to illustrate some of the incidents that took place in the early years in this part of our country. Some of these events have already been documented or have been recorded from letters

diaries and annals. But much of the material here is recorded for the first time as told to us by Walter Jackson. The only one week. To the year. There were many seasoned Black Cowboys by the end of the Civil War. And they were among the first to be hired. They were well paid for their skills. One such cowboy was George Thatcher he could handle almost any situation that came his way. This event carried George away from the herd to his first lesson.

He mounted the horse and rode aimlessly. He had no gun because he could not afford it. OK.

She was born in 1842 in a Tennessee slave cabin. And later worked on an Ohio River boat. In 1885. Mary came to Montana to help the missionaries at St. Peters mission in cascade. And there she became a freight hauler. She was always heavily armed and was a match for any me over who tried to trample on her rights or privileges. This became evident

when she knocked out a man who failed to pay his debt. The town however would boast that she could whip any two men. But in spite of the claims Mary had a tender spot for the children of the St. Peters mission and from all indications the children loved her. How. Did. You marry. Your your. Preaching has taken a turn. It's. Nice to see you.

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Yeah yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It is. Mary Fields was just one of several black women who made a contribution in settling the

northwest. It should be remembered. Another woman water Jackson talked about was cattle Kate. I am here. Now. To. You.

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