What you may not have known about Oregon -- till now. I know a lot of folks have expressed shock and dismay that a chain of restaurants called Coon Chicken Inn ever existed. Well, it began in Oregon! When Oregon was granted statehood in 1859, it was the only state in the Union admitted with a constitution that forbade black people from living, working, or owning property there. It was illegal for black people even to move to the state until 1926. Oregons founding is part of the forgotten history of racism in the American [W]est. dailykos/story/2015/01/21/1359206/-Oregon-racist-utopia?detail=email
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:16:20 +0000
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