Feb. 25, 1990 Benton County Black History tour Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center

Feb. 25, 1990 Benton County Black History tour Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center

On February 25, 1990, OSU Forestry and OSU Black Student Union co-sponsored a Benton County Black History tour. Dr. Zybach worked with Jeff Boyd, then President of the OSU Graduate and Professional Students to create and lead this tour, which also included Kathryn Bogle, fellow student Angela Sondenaa, and professor Wil Gamble, the first Black faculty member at OSU. The event included one of the first public presentations of Letitia’s story at the Tampico stop, and culminated with the planting of a tree on the OSU quad that commemorated the lives and achievements of Benton County’s Black pioneers. According to Dr. Zybach, they either began or ended the tour at the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, which is depicted in this photograph by Kathryn Bogle.

Kathryn Bogle

Bob Zybach

LCLP

1990-02-25

Bob Zybach

Copyright: Kathryn Bogle

From a series of photographs shared by Dr. Bob Zybach that relate to his early work uncovering Oregon Black history, Letitia Carson's story, and his time at Oregon State University as an undergraduate during the 1990s.

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OSU Photo-5

Corvallis, Oregon