KnitWit@lemmy.worldtoUnited States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml•The Most Overlooked Reason Black Americans Are Moving South
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10 months agoYes, in many parts of the west they were not even allowed those marginalized communities. For all intents and purposes, Oregon was a ‘sundown state’ until the civil rights era. I have coworkers whose deed to the house they bought still has (obviously now unenforceable) language in it stating that the house may only be sold to a person of caucasian descent. Oregon was anti-slavery, not because they opposed slavery, but because it would bring people of color into the state. I say all of this as a southerner who was shocked to learn the racial history when I moved here to Oregon.
Portland may be progressive today, but that is a recent development, and the rural portions of the state still fly a traitorous flag.
Probably Late Night With The Devil. I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet but I want to.