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Oregon

cbabe

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1. A fine step to healing.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2023, 01:35 PM

Jan 2023

https://www.nationalgeographic.com › history › article › oregon-once-legally-barred-black-people-has-the-state-reconciled-its-racist-past

Oregon once legally banned Black people. Has the state ... - History

Oregon was the only state to enter the union with a constitutional clause that prohibited Black settlers from living and working in the state. When delegates later sat down to write the...

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Racism corrected: Oregon court voids hundreds of split jury convictions [View all] ihaveaquestion Jan 2023 OP

A fine step to healing. cbabe Jan 2023 #1

Even though now it's legal to live In Oregon, only 2.9 percent do. jimfields33 Jan 2023 #2

That's a good idea. ihaveaquestion Jan 2023 #4

It's a sad history for sure. ihaveaquestion Jan 2023 #3