Flyers, booklets, ephemera, posters, and photographs of graffiti and signs relating to Black Lives Matter demonstrations and the police defunding movement in Portland, Oregon. Portland was one of many cities in the United States where residents demonstrated in protest against police brutality and systemic racism following the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in May 2020.

Papers and video relating to a rally held in Portland, Oregon, on March 13, 2009, to protest the Oregon Historical Society's decision to close its research library. The society had announced the closure in February 2009, citing budget constraints. Later that year, the library reopened with limited hours.