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  2. Oregon black exclusion laws - Wikipedia

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    The Oregon black exclusion laws were attempts to prevent black people from settling within the borders of the settlement and eventual U.S. state of Oregon. The first such law took effect in 1844, when the Provisional Government of Oregon voted to exclude black settlers from Oregon's borders. The law authorized a punishment for any black settler ...

  3. List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Oregon

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    This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Oregon.It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

  4. Oregon Revised Statutes - Wikipedia

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    The Office of the Legislative Counsel prepares and publishes the softcover multi-volume Oregon Revised Statutes every two years, after each biennial legislative session. The Oregon Legislature created the Oregon Revised Statutes by recodifying the previous code, which was called the Oregon Compiled Laws Annotated (1940). See 1953 Or. Laws c. 3 ...

  5. African Americans in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    The Oregon black exclusion laws were attempts to prevent black people from settling within the borders of the settlement and eventual US state of Oregon. The first such law took effect in 1844, when the Provisional Government of Oregon voted to exclude black settlers from Oregon's borders. The law authorized a punishment for any black settler ...

  6. List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United ...

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    This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in each state. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school.

  7. Odd Oregon laws that may surprise you, such as one that ... - AOL

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    Oregon has several strange laws still technically enforceable. Laws involving fortune-telling and playing golf in parks are among the state's oddest. Odd Oregon laws that may surprise you, such as ...

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  9. Racism in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    In 1851, a black businessman named Jacob Vanderpool was arrested and expelled from Oregon due to violating the laws regarding black residency. [10] In 1855, mixed race men were forbidden from becoming citizens. [2] In 1857, despite slavery being illegal, a bill was proposed intending to protect slave property.