[lit-ideas] Re: B and U Railroad
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:37:19 -0700
Bilger and Unthank, would that be a good name for a law firm? Or a railroad?
DeNorval Unthank (1899-1977) was the first black physician in
Portland, and probably the first black physician in Oregon. He endured
a lot and did a lot.
http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-DeNorval-Unthank.cfm
I knew his son, DeNorval Unthank, Jr. (?De?) as an undergraduate at
the University of Oregon. De, who died in 2000 was an architecture
student when
I knew him; he practiced architecture in Eugene, until his retirement.
In 1951 De married a white undergraduate, Debbie Burgess. They were
married in Washington because Oregon still had an anti-miscegenation
law. Their marriage was a local scandal and became a national news
story. Debbie, now Debbie Mohr, still lives in Eugene.
This link to a Steve Duin Oregonian column comes up in ready-to-print
format for some Oregonianish reason.
http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/news/oregonian/00/11/lc_31duin14.frame
Robert Paul
The Reed Institute
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