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April 27, 2016
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Discriminatory History Tour
Multifamily NW has partnered with the Fair
Housing Council of Oregon to sponsor a tour of
Portland’s hidden discriminatory history.
Understanding the ghosts from Oregon’s
past provides important background for under-
standing fair housing issues today.
There was a time when Oregon was known
as the most discriminatory state north of the
Mason Dixon Line. Until 1926, the Oregon
Constitution actually stated it was illegal for
black people to live in Oregon. At one point the
state had the largest Ku Klux Klan per capita in
the nation. “Sundown laws” prevented African
Americans and Asians from even staying over-
night in many cities and towns.
Departing Saturday, April 29 at 8 a.m., the
3.5-hour tour takes place in a comfortable,
charter bus and features historic irst-hand ac-
counts by local experts. The tour departs the
Ambridge Center at 1333 N.E. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. and will be followed by a lunch
and post-tour discussion. Tickets are $85 to
$115. Visit multifamilynw.org or call 503-213-
1281.