The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857
Beginning with the Exclusion Law of 1844 enacted by the provisional government of the region, Oregon passed a series of measures designed to ban African American settlement in the territory. Historian Elizabeth McLagan describes those laws in the article below. Oregon passed exclusion laws against … Continue reading The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857
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