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Additional laws aimed at African Americans entering Oregon were ratified in 1849 and 1857. The last of these laws was repealed in 1926. The laws, born of anti-slavery and anti-black beliefs, were often justified as a reaction to fears of black people instigating Native American uprisings. [ 7 ]
Additional laws aimed at African Americans entering Oregon were ratified in 1849 and 1857. [2] The last of these laws was repealed in 1926. [ 3 ] The laws, born of anti-slavery and anti-black beliefs, [ 2 ] [ 4 ] were often justified as a reaction to fears of black people instigating Native American uprisings.
This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Oregon. It includes both current and historical newspapers. It includes both current and historical newspapers. Portland is the only city where such newspapers are known to have been published. [1]
A 2014 report by the Portland State University and the Coalition of Communities found that not only do black families fall far behind white families in Portland in regards to employment, health outcomes, and high-school graduation rates, but that in 2010 only 32% of African Americans in Multnomah County owned houses, which was 13% lower than ...
Democrat Janelle Bynum is projected to win Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, making her the first Black lawmaker to represent Oregon in Congress. Bynum, an ...
African-American history in Portland, Oregon (1 C, 62 P) Pages in category "African-American history of Oregon" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total.
2 African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) Toggle African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) subsection 2.1 Free blacks as a percentage out of the total black population by U.S. region and U.S. state between 1790 and 1860
An Oregon jury awarded a Black woman $1 million in damages this week in a civil case after a gas attendant at a full-service ... 20 classic American sandwiches, ranked from best to still pretty ...