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Discrimination in housing -- Oregon -- Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Russell Peyton

 Collection
Identifier: SR473
Abstract

Oral history interview with Russell Peyton conducted by Dan Malone from July 28 to August 12, 1987. Peyton worked as an investigator for the Civil Rights Division of the Oregon State Bureau of Labor, and later was executive director of the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission.

Dates: 1987 July 28-August 12

Urban League of Portland flyer refuting housing myths

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 963
Abstract

Flyer from the Urban League of Portland providing evidence against claims that Black people moving into or attending church in majority-white neighborhoods would cause property values to decrease. The Urban League of Portland is a civil rights and advocacy organization for Black residents of Portland, Oregon, that was founded in 1945.

Dates: circa 1952