Underground History

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund preserves treasures

Not all the 49ers were white

Even smaller cities on the West Coast--think Yreka--once had a Chinatown, home to people from Southern China. They came here in the 19th century, to work…

Vanport was a thriving city during World War II, with a high percentage of African-Americans who came to Portland to work in the shipyards. It was still…

The film and TV actor Bruce Campbell is too young to have lived in the Old West. But he did play a character or two from those horsey, halcyon days. So we…

Underground History is one of The Jefferson Exchange's most popular segments.But why just listen on the radio? We're bringing Underground History above…

Before astronauts walked on the moon, they had to practice. So years before the first moon landing, they walked around parts of Oregon. The assumption in…