re: #57 wrenchwench

No, the racism is why Portland is predominantly white. There was a large influx of Black people during WWII, segregated to live in a flood zone, which, when flooded, was never rebuilt. They forced out as many as they could, and continued to segregate the rest.

Oregon was literally born racist.

Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. Founded as a refuge from disputes over slavery, Oregon had a “whites only” clause in its original state Constitution.[71] At the outbreak of the American Civil War, regular U.S. troops were withdrawn and sent east. Volunteer cavalry recruited in California were sent north to Oregon to keep peace and protect the populace. The First Oregon Cavalry served until June 1865.