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The Logger's Daughter

An African-American woman raised in Eastern Oregon explores her family's past.

Aired 02/09/2009 | Rating TV-G

Oregon Experience

The Logger's Daughter

Season 3 Episode 304 | 27m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

An African-American woman raised in Eastern Oregon explores her family's past.

In 1923, a Missouri lumber company built a town in northeastern Oregon named Maxville. Hundreds of loggers left Arkansas and Mississippi to live and work there. Many brought their families, and many were African-Americans. This program follows an African-American woman who was born and raised in Eastern Oregon, as she sets out to explore her family's past.

Aired 02/09/2009 | Rating TV-G

Oregon Experience is a local public television program presented by OPB

Oregon Experience

The Logger's Daughter

Season 3 Episode 304 | 27m 16sVideo has Closed Captions

In 1923, a Missouri lumber company built a town in northeastern Oregon named Maxville. Hundreds of loggers left Arkansas and Mississippi to live and work there. Many brought their families, and many were African-Americans. This program follows an African-American woman who was born and raised in Eastern Oregon, as she sets out to explore her family's past.

Aired 02/09/2009 | Rating TV-G

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