Eugene Black History

A monument honoring Eugene’s five founding Black families is being created to be placed in Alton Baker Park this fall. The sculpture was revealed Friday at Reinmuth Foundry with descendants of the families present.

Join City Club of Eugene as we engage in a conversation with Talicia Brown that explores the history, the current situation and future goals of the Black experience in Eugene and in the state of Oregon.

Community members gathered Monday morning at the Mims House—the historic site of one of Eugene’s first Black-owned homes—to remember the 75th anniversary of a dark time in the city’s history.

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Several Oregon communities are celebrating the holiday with public events.

The lives and struggles of Eugene’s earliest Black residents are the focus of a Lane County History Museum exhibit. KLCC’s Nathan Wilk reports.

A new mobile app developed by PeaceHealth and the Eugene Marathon takes users on a guided tour highlighting Black History throughout Eugene. The program…