The Logger's Daughter | Oregon Experience

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"The Logger's Daughter" follows an African-American woman born and raised in Eastern Oregon as she unravels the mystery of her family's past.
In 1923, dozens of Black loggers and their families left the Southern United States and moved to an isolated community in rural Eastern Oregon. Decades later, Gwen Trice was determined to understand and preserve the history of her family and the town of Maxville.
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[@jonesfactor9]

Took great courage to come to a state like Oregon was at that time.

[@brandyjean7015]

Gwen is so right: history is important. Thank you for sharing her discoveries.

[@veronicasanacion]

Learning about history is to learn about what holds us together. Also about what separates us into antagonistic groups, depending on who is running the economy and what their interests are. Racial discrimination allowed for a minority to become wealthy, using the lie that blacks were inferior and would not survive without the help or the superior whites. Hopefully, more people will come out of ignorance sooner than later.

[@cathymadsen2930]

This story evoked very deep emotional joy within my heart that actually drew tears. This should be shown in all schools as an example of what was and is in most communities. Inner city experience are very different than suburban and rural experience even to this day... and I'm glad this movie was made to show that.

[@wendybutler1681]

Gave me goosebumps a couple times. Of pride. I love Oregon so deeply. We've heard of the racist past and it's painful to consider. This is of the Oregon I know. It was healing to learn the racism wasn't everywhere. I've never understood judging a human on skin tone rather than the, "content of their character", as one eloquent and revered man once phrased it. Perhaps my logical mind has trouble with the non-logic of racism.

[@marilynh.]

When I was in the 4th grade in the 1960's I met my new and old friend Mr. Johnson. At the time he was 103 years old. He was in excellent physical condition. He was very tall, dark, thin and quiet spoken. His mind was like a walking Encyclopedia. He told me about his life in Africa, how he was stolen and became a slave in America to becoming a free man. He had no family living at the time, but he told me of his mom, dad and sister and brother that he never saw again. As a little girl, his life history was mine boggling to me - so I became a 9 year old writer. I would hurry home from School everyday so I could sit on his porch while he weaved his beautiful baskets, a trade he learned as a slave, listening and writing his life history. When I was in the 6th grade my teacher let me borrow a tape recorder so I could document his story with him telling me his story in his own voice while answering my questions. I still have my journals of Mr. Johnson along with the old tapes. I've kept them safe and private for many decades. I find myself reading them and with my mind I can see and hear Mr. Johnson's kind voice while he sat on his porch in a rocking chair that he had made weaving his baskets. RIP Mr. Johnson -✝️💕

[@hoppas77]

It's time to write that book now🙂

[@moshe2495]

Time to share those tapes and journals with school children. Well needed education.

[@ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

Wow that is an amazing story and so cool you had such a curious mind to want to ask him questions at that age. And many of us would absolutely love to read or hear what you got to experience and learn as a kid from your friend, Mr Johnson. Ide buy it.

[@tjkrueger2655]

OPB should do an update on this story... I believe this property was bought to restore/preserve the history and Gwen opened up a museum.

[@YeshuaDisciple916]

Do an update? I see this video was recently posted, but how old is this recording?

[@tjkrueger2655]

@@YeshuaDisciple916 Not sure, but it looks maybe 10 yrs old originally

[@fuzzamajumula]

Wonderful!

[@ericc5329]

For updates search the web -- outside of KZbin -- for "Maxville heritage"

[@Cthecool]

Wonderful it’s refreshing to hear a good story instead of all the violence and hatred in the news now days. This made me cry. I only wish a sense of community would come back to this country like it used to be in areas no one expected it to be Thank You for sharing and posting a feel good story.

[@sefarsogood]

Thanks for this one, a great story by a beautiful storyteller.

[@jonesfactor9]

It’s sad to hear some of the references and names used towards the black population. All the more reason this kind of history needs to be taught. 😁

[@rawredbone]

I totally agree!!! Boy vs men . . . nigger Bob. Quite degrading!

[@executivewoman678]

The Bible says that God's people would be called by words and would be hated by ALL NATIONS!!!

[@lordvonmanor6915]

Which words were bad? Not trying to be funny nor sarcastic but I found it to be accurate for the timeline. Those words they are using gives a detailed reference to their homeland.

[@jimhere1]

@@lordvonmanor6915 do you know the history of Oregon?

[@lordvonmanor6915]

@@jimhere1 Yes I know the history of the entire West Coast. Slaves "Working Class" was in the South and European Serfs were held in the West. The West Coast was ran by Mestizen und Mulatten. Oregon is where Kanaka lived 👍.

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

Thank you Gwen for doing this.....

[@moeytoo]

That was so fabulous. I'm so grateful to learn about this.

[@dar4835]

Thank you for bringing this out. It is good to hear more Oregon history.

[@James.Payne.]

Excellent documentary!

[@Juleeartz]

This was wonderful. Absolutely loved it! ❤

[@annabelleb.8096]

Very interesting! What a hard life they had. The elderly lady at the end had such a cute smile.

[@janevalentine6391]

Wonderful story...I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@d.martinez-rodriguez333]

I love history. I especially love learning about people, places and events that I have never heard of before. Kudos to Gwen for not only wanting to preserve her family history, but doing so for many others as well. You never know Gods plans when you set out on a journey. He always makes things better than you could have imagined. Blessings to Gwen and the people of Promise. Those still alive and those long gone on to their rewards.❤❤🇺🇸

[@oregonoutback7779]

What a great episode. Absolutely loved it. Thank you.

[@MrTwenty20video]

This was very well produced. Enjoyed every moment. Thank you ❤️

[@sangredelic]

Why not teach more of these stories in school? Black Americans were a big part of the West. Black Bart, and the doctor in Laura Ingalls Wilder's stories are two that come to mind.

[@caseptlabailey9017]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@garyteague9555]

They are too busy dividing us now a days than uniting us

[@theknow7557]

You know why. Hopefully 100 years from now different stories will be told of everyone’s achievements to society.

[@JohnW9012]

Republicans and conservatives are doing everyting possible, even passing legislation to make sure that black history history in America is erased from the American education system.

[@malakcanvas]

A lot of info is familial/regional/state wide. Also, a lot of Black info/records/history were not recorded. Luckily, more Black people are sharing their history and digitally recording it.

[@larry811]

I'm an Oregonian and from loggers and rail people. Worked the woods and trains myself. This has been tremendous history and filming and interviewing. Ms. Trice is well spoken, warmly professional, and a heck of a looker. Thanks ma'm

[@rachelleklemunes5493]

Our history as African Americans in this country is important. Thank you for sharing your family's experience with us Gwen.

[@heavenbound1026]

Great video, thank you. My daddy was a logger in Oregon during the 50-60s. I have his logging hat.😃

[@Danny-fs1hk]

12:12 kudos to her for not slapping the hell out of that lady for saying what she said This is a great story. Thanks for posting it.

[@joycomesfromjesus8991]

I must've coughed..a bit🤣, I'm black so I pressed pause and thought a little 🤣🤣

[@Musicball]

It was definitely a moment when I felt my blood pressure rise. And then when Gwen followed it up by saying she was proud of it, I was about to lose it until she quickly continued that she was referring to the fact that they didn't sugar coat things with her. But for a moment I was like "Sis..."🤣

[@evelinaanville]

I was appalled by the fact that the woman said that it was “a name that came with him” and seems to have no awareness that a moniker like that is so disgusting and hurtful. What I love is the juxtaposition of the woman starting at 11:38 “those people were from the south, ya know, and they were prejudiced.”

[@dominokblue]

She’s just repeating the factual story, so that people can know the actual story. You prefer she lie? You want to slap an old lady for telling the truth, what’s wrong with you. She didn’t call him that, she’s saying he arrived with that name.

[@bigomamma]

She did indeed call him that. She said everyone did. Apparently no one had what it takes to say I'm not going to say that. You can charge it to the times if you want but it was an ugly word then and it's an ugly word now.

[@sugwilliams6257]

I enjoyed this. Just imagine how many stories of history I've never heard, thank you for sharing.🌺

[@evelinaanville]

This is an amazing piece of history and very well edited, produced, and narrated. Thank you 🙏

[@PaulaLauhead]

Thank you EVER so much

[@Peggy-h5r]

Such an interesting story! On another note, the daughter's voice is so lovely and soothing!

[@inhisimage0457]

What a wonderful piece of history I wasn’t aware of. Thanks for posting this documentary.

[@faithmason9562]

Loved these story.

[@diane9247]

Oregon was "nice for work, but it was no place for pleasure." I got a real cick out of this statement and I think I kind of agree with him!🤣

[@cjvaill1339]

Gwen is beautiful! Thanks for the story!

[@joylynne8]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@paulamcmanus6398]

That was beautiful - thank you!

[@timkellysr1102]

What a great story. I love that area. My mother was born in Hot Lake, Oregon, not far from there, in 1930. Grandpa Baker was Jack of all trades. Mostly mining and building.

[@JohnW9012]

I love this story. It was raw and truthful from the people that lived it.

[@ElimanGibba]

Remarkable History.

[@catsanctuary5604]

wow ; as being oregon girl raised and lived as well; i didnt know any of this..... " i moved to seattle after high school " ; i like washington. ; but oregon is home :)

[@d.martinez-rodriguez333]

Because public schools don't teach...they INDOCTRINATE. We haven been getting the truth for a very only time.

[@somoody9322]

Now that's some history right there.

[@christinevoge5071]

Excellent documentary! ❤

[@brucevarney9032]

Excellent. Well done.

[@dorabort6622]

Really interesting, it was so good to people getting along. They all worked together and lived together. Sounds like heaven!

[@tracyclark7560]

I loved it.

[@karellarsen939]

Love this story. I was born in Oregon and my Dad was a logger for a time.

[@douglassauvageau7262]

Deep River is a 2019 novel written by Karl Marlantes addressing logging west of the Cascade Mountains during the same period (early 20th Century) addressed in this expose'. Deep River examines the role of Organized-Labor in the lumber industry during that time.

[@EliseAndrews-u7m]

Love this ! Please update❤

[@sylviarichardson8759]

This was a very interesting and informative documentary!

[@edwardpoling2307]

Fantastic story.😊

[@MoonLightOnWater1]

I truly enjoyed this episode

[@Harleyever]

Lived in LaGrande for 30 yrs....knew several of the Trices ....great folks....I've been down the Promise road in Wallowa County many times to steelhead fish

[@lordvonmanor6915]

Great video

[@stevencampbell365]

What a good story😊 go strong beautiful lady 💪🙏

[@kentuckylady2990]

Many came from Eastern Ky including my Mom’s uncles. One lost a son in a logging accident but this was when they finally settled in Michigan to cut trees. Another uncle lost a daughter in a hunting accident after settling down for good in Wisconsin

[@sueyoung2115]

Thank you for sharing this story. The world is a different place now. It's beautiful to remember that we can all get along. Respect for our differences is what we need, not the opposite.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

To a certain degree yes

[@gleefully4965]

You mean tolerenance...black men having to put up with disrespect isn't normal human behavior...

[@sueyoung2115]

In the early 1950's, as a little kid, I lived in Bridgeport CT, USA. There was other kids from every part of the world in my neighborhood. We were so happy to be able to get outside and play with other kids our age without the grownups, some how we all got along! I think racism is learned from the older people , though. When I was ten, my family moved to Louisiana from the north. The first time I saw a public water fountain marked "colored" I ran up to it and was profoundly disappointed not to see rainbow water coming out! Mom had to take me aside and explain about it. I was amazed, sad and disgusted.

[@OsekahTikaani]

Thank you ❤❤ great story

[@blacckvoices]

Black men's referred to as boy's white's as mens wow!

[@kathleendonson7817]

I also noticed it. Wow.

[@armandoreyna6649]

History is important. Here in Texas in a small southern town we had Two black families. They didn't know they were black cause we treated the same. Actually we loved them more.

[@purplebutterflykisses8004]

God bless you more you are a child of God. We all are Sisters and Brothers and we’re supposed to love each other equally.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

As Morgan Freeman said this is our history and it is. What a wonderful journey she made to share.

[@tlb796]

My father dropped out of school at 14 to help support his family.

[@tressiesmuse1030]

Nicely done Bravo !!!

[@unofficialobserver]

good story

[@Sublime_37]

@17:03 “It was rugged.” 😂😂🙏🏽

[@francesbernard2445]

What an interesting and entertaining presentation. Good ting in Oregon no one was having to figure out how to make good enough roads on the muskeg and permafrost. Like to northern Alberta, Canada after marrying into a European family background near a city like in Edmonton, Alberta Canada after working there from a very young age for a while making bricks too.

[@darolhines5329]

FANTASTIC 🎉🎉

[@northpole9311]

Nice to see this history it would just be a big field out in the woods forgotten must be something to stand there were lucky her dad once walked and lived...

[@Dee_nyce]

Mrs Riggles is a jewel 💎

[@edwardclark9057]

How could you say to your little girl,"you cant play with her she is black" that breaks my heart,we are all one race and that is the human race,love one another

[@executivewoman678]

The Bible says that God's people would be called by words and would be hated by ALL NATIONS!!!

[@christinevoge5071]

I cringed at the terms used to describe black people. But although they came with their prejudices and ignorance they managed to exist in their separateness. I struggle…

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

There were no Native left? They probably had been disposessed before or as the lumber companies came and the survivors may have left to Canada to escape that expansion on their land. 🍁

[@kidmohair8151]

it is in the "small" his- and herstories, that the greater truths are found. the grand ones just sate the egos of small men.

[@malakcanvas]

Would love to hear of others who went out Northwest from Arkansas. 🖤

[@helenhunter4540]

They aren't even mentioning the Indian people who had recently been thrown off the lands for the convenience of logging barons.

[@xoxoxok]

Time for an update ❤

[@ericc5329]

Google : Maxville Heritage

[@katiecole5817]

❤❣

[@MsDisneylandlover]

The N word part for that guy ok smh..not sure if i heard that right omg.

[@2TROLL1]

I hope their third wish comes true, the wish that doesn't even need to be asked.

[@sunofuniversedaud3561]

Tales of the American Indians

[@tristantresner8784]

With our powers combined...we are Ore-Ida!...Oh wait, I think that's already a thing.

[@garymitchell7551]

Great story … not doctored, no wokeness, and the people got along . Why can’t we do this nationally today

[@d.martinez-rodriguez333]

AMEN! The gov' wants us divided.

[@benniboop752]

I agree it’s a great story and we should be teaching this as part of OR history.

[@Kristine-h2y]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ddoubleu170]

The fact that this story is even being told is considered “woke” in itself. Please enlighten yourself. You’re a part of the movement.

[@proudvirginian]

Exactly! Black, brown, Mexican, gay, transgender, drag queens. Stop vilifying everyone and just get along like everyone use to...I mean, the people in the town were segregated and some of the names they called the African Americans were cringy (now we are realizing that black lives matter too). Everything else about community, including the books they read, the classes they teach should be like it was ten years ago. Get back to community. No 'Merica. No antisemitism, No anti-lgbtq in schools. No book banning. Inclusivity for everyone.

[@lf1496]

Poor Black people. Having to contort yourself to be around these awful people. I feel for these poor Black people, what they endured. African people lost so much of their own culture having to placate these empty people😮

[@lf1496]

Poor Black people. Having to contort yourself to be around these awful people. I feel for these poor Black people, what they endured. African people lost so much of their own culture having to placate these empty people

[@regeniawilliams2965]

Nah they didn't fool me the first time an sure ain't going to fool me this time.Its that time of year for the FLU!!!!!!

[@nakedtoes7000]

I really enjoyed hearing this hidden gem of history.

[@scottjohnson9225]

I agree. We need a part 2. I just love this history. Thank you Gwen for your creation.

[@elainesmith7512]

Yes, I totally agree, and I hope they had that reunion. I would love to see a video of that event! 👍

[@PaulaLauhead]

I want to let you know Gwen Trice and families who came from all over the United States to travel to Oregon to become logging families back in the day how much I admire and appreciate you

[@oldgadfly8398]

Nicely done documentary.

[@kathyhepler382]

Thank you for this video. Really interesting!!!

[@hilariapdx]

Wonderful!

[@BNM-b7t]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@AIvey-qs1so]

This was an absolutely beautiful human story. Thank you

[@djack915]

Just a lovely documentary !

[@kathleenlang3747]

Logger was a big laughing joking hard working mighty job for a real man like Lucky. My family logged too, in Oregon. We were white-but I don’t remember that our part of Oregon felt this way about any color lines.

[@wildflower20102]

Lovely story. So important to collect these stories.

[@deborahthomas9362]

Very interesting..history never learned

[@sonicmagnus5312]

when i’m out Oregon, it’s North West, all day !

[@Xx-ib6bf]

Very interesting. Thank you!

[@carmengreenwood566]

I love this story

[@barbarabooth9824]

What a wonderful story

[@RemainWoke]

Love this ❤

[@erinikeuchi6447]

Great video. Wonderful story!