Despite Oregon's Racist History, State Emancipation Celebrations Date Back To 1860s

Salem Statesman Journal, Statesman Journal
Fri, 06/18/2021 - 8:00am

How Black Oregonians celebrated emancipation in the past and Coos Bay prepares to spend Juneteenth memorializing Oregon's only documented lynching.

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Topics: Oregon Marion County Salem

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