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25. It's got less than a million people and is a haven for trust fund types.

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:25 PM

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Oregon Was Founded As a Racist Utopia [View all] KamaAina Jan 2015 OP

Plenty of blacks came to work in war industries in portland as well. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #15

Oregon had a long history of racism. former9thward Jan 2015 #3

Tell me someplace in the US that didn't. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #12

Sure, tell me another state that outlawed Catholic schools. former9thward Jan 2015 #17

whatever that has to do with the price of dentures. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #18

Who do you think was the driver of the legislation? former9thward Jan 2015 #19

In this case, the KKK had more to do with anti-catholicism. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #20

There is a history of discrimination in the West, LuvNewcastle Jan 2015 #4

Here is a link to a good overview of the local history where I am Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #5

Also Oregon was an Anti-gay Utopia that sterilized homosexuals. dilby Jan 2015 #6

Not surprisingly, you didn't report the full story. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #16

Yeah and they passed a similar law again in 1917. n/t dilby Jan 2015 #23

"similar law" = a eugenics law, same as a lot of states had. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #24

The summary from your link. dilby Jan 2015 #26

Oregon was a hotbed of KKK activity in the 20's, Maedhros Jan 2015 #7

+1 F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #8

I can hazard a guess KamaAina Jan 2015 #10

I guess that would explain it oberliner Jan 2015 #21

Tough job market with low pay and very high cost of living glasshouses Jan 2015 #22

And today, it's a reliable blue state Yavin4 Jan 2015 #13

By contrast, a century ago, Oklahoma was a hotbed of socialism KamaAina Jan 2015 #14

Oklahoma was also very racist back then too Major Nikon Jan 2015 #27

I love my state for many reasons. LWolf Aug 2015 #29