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Director of the Black Studies Center Lenwood Davis (left) awards the first certificate ever issues in Black Studies at Portland State to Clarence Barry in 1972. (Photo from 1972 Viking yearbook, courtesy of PSU)
Posted inBlack History

PSU’s Black Studies Department Marks 50 Years

by WI Guest Author November 14, 2019December 21, 2021

The Black Studies Department at Portland State University turns 50 next year, and according to faculty, it’s a hard-won anniversary — and a cause for celebration.

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