In the 1910s, Capt. William Shorey and his family were prominent members of Oakland, California’s Black upper class. But in the 1920 census, his wife (now a widow) and their children were living in the tiny town of Hammond on the Oregon Coast. Zachary Stocks of Oregon Black Pioneers will describe how this wealthy Black family ended up there, and what their lives might have been like.
Zachary Stocks is a public historian, interpreter, and the Executive Director of Oregon Black Pioneers. Zachary previously served as Program Director of Historical Seaport and Visitor Services Manager of Northwest African American Museum. He is a former intern of Colonial Williamsburg and Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and a former seasonal Park Ranger at Lewis & Clark National Historical Park. He holds a BA in History from the College of William & Mary with a certificate in Public History from the National Institute for American History and Democracy, and an MA in Museology from the University of Washington. Zachary lives in Astoria.
No registration required, lecture included with Museum Admission
Seating limited to 50