Oregon is 1 of 2 states that where non-unanimous jury verdicts were allowed in criminal cases. In Oregon, the adoption of the non-unanimous jury rule, <Justice Neil> Gorsuch wrote, "can similarly be traced to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan..." https://t.co/OJVUJVv3mF

Oct 2020 DHS (Dept of Homeland Security) released the "Homeland Threat Assessment" report page 18- "(WSEs)- will remain the most persistent and lethal threat to the Homeland." https://t.co/PARoOnqi20

Eugene, Oregon Oct, 2018 "‘Weed Nazi’ Bethany Sherman Sues Antifa For Defamation" #Oregon #History https://t.co/1WLGAzCmkB

P.B.S. Pinchback -Born free in 1837 -1st black Governor in the US in 1872 (LA) -U.S. Attorney General George H. Williams would be instrumental in Pinchback becoming Governor - Williams was also a US Senator from OR and Chief Justice of the OR Supreme Court

Portland, Oregon Danielle Outlaw Born Sept, 1976 -First black woman to serve as chief of Portland Police Bureau -Appointed in 2017, served until Dec 2019 -Currently Police Commissioner of Philedelphia

Portland, Oregon Lee Brown Born Oct 4, 1937 -1st black Sheriff of Multnomah County -Established the Department of Administration of Justice at PSU -In 1982 became the 1st black Police Chief in the city of Houston; later was appointed Police Commissioner of New York City

Portland, Oregon 1964 "Many people say they wouldn't mind if a 'nice' Negro family moved into the neighborhood. By this they usually mean a Negro with a M.D. degree and not too many children. "The worst white rogue could move in, though, and they wouldn't have any objection"

Portland, Oregon 1964 A black family tried to build a house in a Portland suburb. -Anti-black petitions were circulated -Water officials tried to condemn the property -Someone burned down the partially-completed house The family would not be intimidated, and built the house.

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Portland, Oregon 1941 Non-white people were forbidden based on this Covenant: “No race or nationality other than those of the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any dwelling on this lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants...”

12 Days of Oregon Black History (9/12) Convo w/ Exec Dir of Oregon Black Pioneers 00:00 Intro & OBP 4:47 Alonzo Tucker; Beaver Hill 11:15 Significance of OR Black History 14:20 Slavery in Oregon; S & E Oregon 22:10 George Floyd; York 27:27 Closing https://t.co/Djg5NFDzyg

12 Days of Oregon Black History (8/12) Oregon’s Klan in the 1920s 00:43 Intro; 1920s 4:52 Walter Pierce & Presence 10:02 Birth of a Nation; Fighting Back; Pyramid 14:44 Spread in Oregon 19:00 Terrorism & Laws 25:45 Klan Decays; Philosophy Endures https://t.co/hQnjBSCp9v

Coos Bay, Oregon 1924 Black man, veteran Timothy Pettis was murdered and mutilated. No evidence of arrests made.

12 Days of Oregon Black History (7/12) Searching For York 00:00 Intro; Early days; Records/Depictions 05:40 York & William Clark 11:18 York’s Relationships (wife, crew, Native Americans) 19:45 Return; Mistreatment 23:34 Freedom; 2 Stories https://t.co/rb9uPiTXHU

Pendleton, Oregon Joseph Sewell -Racial exclusion was oppressive in the late 1800s, particularly in rural areas -Nonetheless Sewell worked as a cowboy in eastern Oregon -He would pave the way for black cowboys like Jesse Stahl and the infamous George Fletcher

The Donation Land Claim Act 172 years ago today, Sept 27, this Act became law. According to today's scholars, the Act was possibly more powerful in excluding black people from Oregon than the black exclusion laws of the 1840s-50s. #Oregon #History

12 Days of Oregon Black History (7/12) Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon? 00:00 Intro 10:00 1840s-60s 21:10 Manifest Destiny 27:45 Displacement 37:04 1980s; NE Portland 44:24 Fighting back 50:10 Segregation; gentrification https://t.co/I7NDL1J6lQ

Portland, Oregon Late 1950s/Early 1960s Northwest Towers -100% white occupancy -The city (H.A.P) didn't tell black people about the applications until all apartments were taken. -Pres Kennedy was supposed to visit. When his office heard what happened, they canceled the visit.

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Black people have 6x the incarceration rates of whites in Oregon. (left) Black people are 2% of Oregon's population yet represent 17% of police stops. (right)