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Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown has been a cherished historical landmark in Oregon for over a century. Dating back to 1912, the hotel was originally the creation of businessperson Phillip Gevurtz.
23 Αυγ 2024 · Resource guide on race, racism and health disparities in Oregon and in the United States, curated by the OHSU Library and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.
We invite you to explore this particular story of Portland’s history, as well as the early zoning maps, snapshots of racist covenants in deeds, the data about racially inequitable outcomes and more.
1857. Oregon residents voted against slavery but in favor of excluding free Negroes from the state. The states African American population faced either leaving the state or suffering southern-style segregation well into the 20th century. Meanwhile, a new exclusion law was added by popular vote to Oregon onstitutions ill of Rights.
22 Ιουλ 2016 · A 2014 report by Portland State University and the Coalition of Communities of Color, a Portland nonprofit, shows black families lag far behind whites in the Portland region in employment,...
Timeline of Racism Against Black People in Oregon: In 1844, when slavery was banned in Oregon, all African Americans were told to leave the territory. Any Black person remaining would be flogged publicly every six months until he left.
In 1859, when Oregon joined the union ahead of the civil war, it was the only state to explicitly forbid black people from living within its borders. Going into the 20th Century, the deadly,...
