Beatrice Morrow Cannady (January 9, 1890 – August 19, 1974)[1] was a renowned civil rights advocate in early 20th-century Oregon, United States.

[7] Her work through the newspaper drew attention to racial violence during the early 1920s and prompted a statement from Governor Ben W. Olcott decrying the actions of the Ku Klux Klan, which was spreading through Oregon at the time.

Acting as the chapter's secretary, Cannady worked with the group to remove racist, exclusionary language from Oregon's constitution, a mission which succeeded in 1926 and 1927 when the changes were ratified.

[9] Cannady also led protests against Ku Klux Klan propaganda film The Birth of a Nation.

[11] Cannady successfully advocated for the passage of civil rights bills by the Oregon state legislature.

Cannady worked for the Precinct Reporter,[11] a Southern California newspaper founded in 1965 that served the black community.

[18] An affordable housing project in North Portland is named the Beatrice Morrow Building in her honor.