Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, January 15, 2003, Martin Luther King Jr. Edition, Page 25, Image 25

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Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard today is a northeast Portland thoroughfare experiencing a
renaissance of vitality, drawing people to new businesses like Billy Reed's Restaurant and Bar.
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nor) Tom M cCall, nobody would say anything
about it," said Robert Phillips, the N AACP
Portland chapter president at the time.
“W hat’s going on is this: A lot o f folks out
there are genuinely upset about the way the City
Council cram m ed the earlier nam e change from
Union Avenue to M artin Luther King Jr. Bou­
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Huss and Baxter lost again when Leonard
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the cam paign to change the street nam e to
M artin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, challenged
the action in court and got it rem oved from the
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In honor of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Let us all take the tim e this day
to rededicate ourselves
to the fulfillment of his dream!
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