Mrs. Lois Tolbert Sayles later became the new head of the Library at Roosevelt High School. She was the first black librarian to work for Multnomah County, Oregon.
Photos on the exhibit board show Portland interracial activities and literature on inter-group relations. The exhibit was for the 7th annual meeting of the Urban League of Portland, held at the Benson High School auditorium.
Photo shows the Urban League monthly meeting, held at St. Philip's Parish Hall. George Dysart, attorney, discusses developments in civil rights educational campaign to prevent referendum on the Senate Bill 169. Shown in the audience is Ann Mohler, Polly Anna Reed, Shelly Hill, Myrtle Carr and Wilson Walker.
Governor Robert D. Holmes signs House Bills 646 and 647 which expanded Oregon civil rights statutes. Standing, left to right: Milton Goldsmith, chairman, FEP Advisory Committee; Labor Commissioner Norman O. Nilsen; Dr. John Rademaker, professor, Willamette University; R. P. Gantenbein, Chairman, Oregon Committee for Equal Rights; and Phil Reynolds, president, Portland Chapter, NAACP.