The Register Archives - KMUN https://kmun.org/series/the-register/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:41:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kmun.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-site-icon-600x600-01-32x32.png The Register Archives - KMUN https://kmun.org/series/the-register/ 32 32 The Register, August 20 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-august-20-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-august-20-2021 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:41:10 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41689 Thelma Johnson Streat – a painter and dancer, who used her art to promote racial equity and education.

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]]> The Register, August 06 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-august-06-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-august-06-2021 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:40:59 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41688 J.A. Merriman – a physician, civic leader, newspaper publisher, and Portland’s first Black doctor.

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]]> The Register, July 30 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-july-30-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-july-30-2021 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:40:40 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41687 Aaron Brown – a lawyer, mentor, and Oregon’s first Black judge.

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]]> The Register, July 23 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-july-23-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-july-23-2021 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:40:31 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41686 Geraldine Hammond – a long time Salem educator and the first Black school principal in the Salem-Keizer school district.

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]]> The Register, July 16 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-july-16-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-july-16-2021 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 22:21:08 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41451 The post The Register, July 16 2021 appeared first on KMUN.

]]> The Register, July 09 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-july-09-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-july-09-2021 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:29:03 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41393 A biography of Ahmad Rashad – a Portland native, a University of Oregon football star, an NFL-Pro Bowler, and a sports broadcasting icon.

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]]> The Register, June 25 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-june-25-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-june-25-2021 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:27:57 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41392 A biography of Charles Jordan – Portland’s first Black city commissioner, and a longtime director of Portland City Parks.

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]]> The Register, June 18 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-june-18-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-june-18-2021 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:27:17 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41391 A biography of Lyllye Reynolds-Parker – an educator and one of Eugene’s most important civil rights champions.

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]]> The Register, June 04 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-june-04-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-june-04-2021 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:24:32 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41256 A biography of Grafton Tyler Brown – the first Black professional painter in the Pacific Northwest.

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]]> The Register, May 28 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-may-28-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-may-28-2021 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:56:11 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41103 A biography of America Waldo – a former slave and the matriarch of a northwest Black pioneer family.

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]]> The Register, May 21 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/41104/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=41104 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:54:29 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=41104 A biography of Carrie Halsell Ward –  the first Black graduate of Oregon State University.

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]]> The Register, April 30 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/40842/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=40842 Tue, 04 May 2021 21:01:44 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40842 A biography of James Monroe Jones – an American expatriate who became one of the most celebrated gunsmiths in 19th century Canada.

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]]> The Register, April 23 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-april-23-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-april-23-2021 Tue, 04 May 2021 21:01:04 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40841 A biography of Hiram “Hi” Gorman – a formerly enslaved Oregon settler who became a prominent figure in the Salem community.

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]]> The Register, April 09 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-april-09-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-april-09-2021 Tue, 04 May 2021 20:59:44 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40840 A biography of Margaret Johnson Bailes – a legendary track athlete from Eugene.

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]]> The Register, April 02 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-april-02-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-april-02-2021 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:57:46 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40594 A biography of Katherine Bogle – a journalist and a civil rights advocate for Black Oregonians.

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]]> The Register, March 26 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-march-26-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-march-26-2021 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 23:37:07 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40521 A biography of Malvin L. Brown – a soldier and the first casualty of the US Forest Service’s smokejumper program.

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]]> The Register, March 19 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-march-19-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-march-19-2021 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:54:47 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40466 A biography of Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. – a University of Oregon professor, a musician, and prominent leader in Eugene’s African American community for decades.

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]]> The Register, March 12 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-march-12-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-march-12-2021 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:00:09 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40353 A biography of Joe Lillard – an early Black athlete at the University of Oregon.

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]]> The Register, March 05 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-march-05-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-march-05-2021 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:47:04 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40315 A biography of Daniel Drew – a Civil War soldier who became a minister and Chaplain of the Oregon chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic.

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]]> The Register, February 26 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-february-26-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-february-26-2021 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:46:06 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40203 A biography of Alan and Louisa Flowers – the heads of a prominent Black family in early Portland, and the city’s first Black land developers.

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]]> The Register, February 18 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-february-18-2021-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-february-18-2021-2 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:10:50 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40177 A biography of Margaret Carter – an educator, activist, and the first Black person elected to the Oregon State House of Representatives.

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]]> The Register, February 12 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-february-12-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-february-12-2021 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:00:23 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40172 A biography of Robert Deiz – a World War II fighter pilot and the likeness of one of America’s most famous wartime posters.

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]]> The Register, February 05 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-february-05-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-february-05-2021 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:00:20 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=40174 A biography of Elena Carter – a ballet dancer and choreographer who was one of the most recognizable figures in dance in the Pacific Northwest for a quarter century. 

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]]> The Register, January 29 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-january-29-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-january-29-2021 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:00:59 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39935 A biography of Adrienne Nelson – a justice of the Oregon State Supreme Court.

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]]> The Register, January 22 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-january-22-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-january-22-2021 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:59:57 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39916 A biography of Abner Hunt Francis – an abolitionist, social activist, and business owner in early Portland.

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]]> The Register, January 15 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-january-15-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-january-15-2021 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:00:49 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39848 A biography of McCants Stewart – an influential scholar and the first African American to practice law in Oregon.

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]]> The Register, January 01 2021 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-january-01-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-january-01-2021 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:20:26 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39802 A biography of George Washington Bush – an early black homesteader who challenged the racial exclusion laws of the Oregon Territory.

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]]> The Register, December 18 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-december-18-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-december-18-2020 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:09:04 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39718 A biography of Jackie Winters – an Oregon State Senator, restaurateur, and cofounder of Oregon Black Pioneers.

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]]> The Register, November 27 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-november-27-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-november-27-2020 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:29:55 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39586 A biography of Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake – one of Oregon’s the first African Americans to live nearly their entire life in Oregon and was the matriarch of a large family of early Black residents.

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]]> The Register, December 04 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-december-04-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-december-04-2020 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:27:51 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39584 A biography of Moses “Black” Harris – a legendary mountain man, who became one of the most sought-after guides of the overland wagon trains to Oregon in the 1840s.

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]]> The Register, December 11 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-december-11-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-december-11-2020 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:00:05 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39582 A biography of Hattie Redmond – an early Black activist and one of the most prominent members of Oregon’s woman suffrage movement in the 1910s.

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]]> The Register, November 20 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-november-20-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-november-20-2020 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:13:45 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39452 A biography of Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake – one of Oregon’s the first African Americans to live nearly their entire life in Oregon and was the matriarch of a large family of early Black residents.  

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]]> The Register, November 13 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-november-13-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-november-13-2020 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:00:25 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39355 A biography of William Badger – a Gearhart business owner and the first Black city councilor in Oregon.  

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]]> The Register, November 06 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-conversation-november-06-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-conversation-november-06-2020 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:00:08 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39245 A biography of Hannah and Eliza Gorman – Benton County’s first Black residents and landowners.  

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]]> The Register, October 30 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-october-30-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-october-30-2020 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:42:59 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39247 A biography of Dr. DeNorval Unthank – a revered Portland physician and a civil rights champion.

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]]> The Register, October 23 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-october-23-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-october-23-2020 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:00:38 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39173 A biography of Mabel Byrd – the first Black student at the University of Oregon, and an active campaigner for civil rights in the 1920s.

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]]> The Register, October 16 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-october-16-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-october-16-2020 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:46:14 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=39172 A biography of Lewis Southworth – a freed slave who became a successful business owner and homesteader.  

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]]> The Register, October 09 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-october-09-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-october-09-2020 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:00:39 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=38844 A biography of Letitia Carson – an early settler who challenged Oregon’s Black exclusion laws to successfully claim a homestead of her own.

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]]> The Register, October 02 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-october-02-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-october-02-2020 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:00:35 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=38843 A biography of George Fletcher – a legendary cowboy and rodeo performer in the early 20th century.

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]]> The Register, September 25 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-september-25-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-september-25-2020 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:00:58 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=38842 A biography of James DePriest – a conductor who served as the music director of the Oregon Symphony for. 23 years  

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]]> The Register, September 18 2020 https://kmun.org/podcast/the-register-september-18-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-register-september-18-2020 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:29:33 +0000 https://kmun.org/?post_type=podcast&p=38749 A biography of Beatrice Morrow Cannady – one of Oregon’s earliest and most successful civil rights champions.

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