“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. Oregon’s founding is part of the forgotten history of racism in the American west.”
I was never taught this good old American history fact in school and I graduated with my Masters in 2008…
Source: Matt Novak. “Oregon Was Founded As A Racist Utopia.” Gizmodo. January 21, 2015. http://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040.
Me Against Iniquity: Understanding the Complexities of Global White Supremacy (Racism) Through The Eyes of an Unapologetically BLACK Intellectual 