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[https://oregonremembrance.org/sunrise-project/the-history/ by History] | [https://oregonremembrance.org/sunrise-project/the-history/ by History] | ||
When Oregon became a state in 1859, it entered into the Union with Black exclusionary laws, essentially making it a “whites only state.” In 1890, 17 of Oregon’s 32 counties had 0-10 African Americans living in them. | When Oregon became a state in 1859, it entered into the Union with Black exclusionary laws, essentially making it a “whites only state.” In 1890, 17 of Oregon’s 32 counties had 0-10 African Americans living in them. | ||
=====What is a Sundown Town? A Dark History of Exclusion===== | |||
[https://greenbookglobal.com/travel-the-world/what-is-a-sundown-town/ by GREEN BOOK] | |||
Few Americans know the term “sundown town,” yet the phenomenon is ubiquitous in our country’s history. So what is a sundown town? It is any municipality that uses intimidation to deliberately exclude non-white people from its borders after sunset. | |||
