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Discriminatory Housing Policy in Portland
13:48 - 17:49 (04:01)
After World War II, the mayor of Portland made it clear that black people were no longer welcome in the state, due to discriminatory housing policies that limited where they could live. A journalist's response to this racism failed to confront the issue head-on and downplayed its severity.
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The mayor of Portland wrote an article telling Black people they were no longer welcome in Vanport, but discriminatory housing policies made it hard for them to live elsewhere in the city.
13:48 - 16:05 (02:16)
Housing Discrimination
Summary
The mayor of Portland wrote an article telling Black people they were no longer welcome in Vanport, but discriminatory housing policies made it hard for them to live elsewhere in the city.
ChapterDiscriminatory Housing Policy in Portland
EpisodePart One: Oregon is a Bastard: The History of a White Supremacist State
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Vanport Flood of 1948 displaced thousands of African-Americans, but it was not just a natural disaster - it was also an example of racism and cover-up, with hundreds of corpses possibly being secretly disposed of by the housing authority of Portland.
16:05 - 17:49 (01:44)
Racism
Summary
The Vanport Flood of 1948 displaced thousands of African-Americans, but it was not just a natural disaster - it was also an example of racism and cover-up, with hundreds of corpses possibly being secretly disposed of by the housing authority of Portland.