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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2019 · 5 MIN

Oregon was America’s first and only state to begin as 'whites-only'

from Retropod · host The Washington Post

Oregon’s original constitution banned black people from the state, and the law stayed in the constitution for well over 100 years.

Oregon’s original constitution banned black people from the state, and the law stayed in the constitution for well over 100 years.

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