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Oregon was the first and only state in American history founded with the principle that African Americans were not allowed to live there - and would be whipped w/ 39 lashes if found within the state.
Facts.
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That racism is deeply embedded in our country and in Oregon?
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I know but I was thinking that Oregon had gotten past it by now
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From friends who lived there, largely yes, but still, no
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Moved here from Alabama. I'm in eastern Oregon, but I've seen an equal amount of confederate flags in both states
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that legacy, while no longer in policy, lingers in the soul of Oregon, along with the many Indigenous love leaders who are politically and socially excluded on reservations, IN 2018
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The Dallas, OR high school are still the Dragons in honor of the years when the KKK kept their robes in the basement of the Polk County Courthouse!
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"No free negro, or mulatto, not residing in this state at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall come, reside, or be within this State, or hold any real estate." - language in the Oregon constitution that was unenforceable after 1868, but not removed until 2002.
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It wasn't an actual provision at that point, but a record of a provision to be voted on when the constitution was ratified in 1859, along with language banning slavery. The actual exclusion language in the constitution was repealed in 1926, almost 60 years after being nullified.
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Truefax. Lived there for over 20 years after growing up in the South. Oregon is one of the whitest places I’ve ever been. The I-5 corridor is fairly progressive, but east of the mountains is pretty much Texas.
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Oregon is indeed a very white place. Many have known this, many are only just now realizing the full extent of the racism on which our state was founded and the insidious nature of it still today. Many of us are working to understand it and affect change however we can.
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In grad school I did a presentation about the history of racial hate in Oregon. The state was founded by poor white southerners, who resented slavery because it economically disadvantaged them, but also had deep racism against slaves. A very sad beginning. Still much work to do
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If you're not familiar with the story of Vanport, Oregon, I highly recommend you read the article below. Its birth and death on the outskirts of Portland still shape how the city looks today. Not enough people living here understand the significance of ithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/vanport-oregon-how-countrys-largest-housing-project-vanished-day-180954040/ …
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I was warned before I moved to Portland. People shouldn’t let the liberalism fool you. Oregon’s passive (and blatant) racism is still very apparent and slow to change.
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