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Poverty/Racism After the Civil War, many whites including former slave owners left the South and settled in Oregon. As Mayor Wheeler noted in his State of the City speech, Oregon has a long history of racism. Oregon was the only state in the U.S. to ban black people. Let me say that again. Oregon was…
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The LMV recently explored the meaning of “minority”. Those historically denied equal rights in the United States – racial minorities (specifically African Americans) and women are automatically designated minorities for the purpose of voting under the 14th and 19th Amendments. On the other hand, we must also explore what it means to be a minority…
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