Early African-American activist Beatrice Morrow Cannady | Oregon Experience

In the early 20th century, Beatrice Morrow Cannady emerged as a prominent African-American civil rights activist in Portland. As a newspaper publisher and lawyer, she challenged racial prejudice and discrimination at a time when the Ku Klux Klan was rising to power.
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[@MrTwenty20video]

A great mini doc. Thank you. Heroic woman.

[@hervvo]

Her story is so inspiring, it makes me feel, for a moment, like it's worth it to keep fighting. How she managed to be a near endless fount of goodwill and principal in the face of the realities makes me feel hopeful. Wonderful.

[@gwenburge5583]

The truth needs to be told. Gov Desantin

[@elainesmith7512]

Yes, he is definitely influenced by his father, satan!! 👿👿

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you for this documentary.

[@morgansidhe3543]

And still she persisted. What an icon

[@lorenkelley1568]

A nice piece of history. Thank you for posting it. Cannady was an inspiring woman.

[@kathyhepler382]

Thank you I really like this video especially about MS. Kennedy!!!!!

[@geraldellison2453]

Thank you!!

[@SpecialSP]

I would've been honored and proud to know this woman. She was a spitfire that couldn't be stopped.

[@ellenmetz9304]

Ms Cannady exemplified all that is good and decent in humanity. We would do well to live by her examle.

[@SpecialSP]

@@ellenmetz9304 Indeed.

[@justred5164]

She said the Klan wore diapers on their faces and 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love it!

[@gwenburge5583]

All our cities r under the ground or under water. Black ppl were here first The Moors

[@LoveVanillaRose]

Not African, indigenous American.

[@gwenburge5583]

So much mess in the White House. Now we have lost our minds with the 2 presidents that r running. The whole world is laughing g at us

[@justlibby2142]

I feel that she would be turning in her grave right now