Oregon: 157 Years and Still Overcoming Exclusion

White Supremacy and Temptations In the Deserts of Our History
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Did you know that Oregon was founded as place for white people only?

Yes. Yes, it was. 

In a complicated twisting political tale of pre-Civil War American history, enshrined in my state’s constitution were explicit and clear black exclusion laws.

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