This photograph of black U.S. military soldiers in Portland, Oregon, shows men sitting together in an unnamed auditorium. They are attending an Urban League meeting …

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In order to comply with World War II blackout rules, people covered or painted over the upper part of car headlights.  During the war, Oregonians …

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The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) was founded in October 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, two young Black men …

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Periodically, newspaper or magazine articles appear proclaiming amazement at how white the population of Oregon and the City of Portland is compared to other parts …

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Established in 1987 by Craig and Michelle Black, Blackstone Audio Inc. is a family-run company specializing in the production of an eclectic array of audiobooks. …

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In 1928, Blanch McBride Virgin became the first woman in the United States to own and operate a professional radio station—KMED in Medford, Oregon. …

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Big, fat, store-bought, domesticated blueberries are as close as most Oregonians come to eating Oregon’s native huckleberries. The two fruits differ in much the same …

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The Blue Mountains, perhaps the most geologically diverse part of Oregon, consist of a series of mountain ranges, rolling uplands, and valleys in the northeastern …

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Boardman, located on the Columbia River in northeastern Oregon, is named for Samuel Boardman, the state’s first full-time superintendent of state parks. Boardman homesteaded …

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Bobbie the Wonder Dog, of Silverton, was the canine hero in a story that became a national sensation. On a February day in 1924, …

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