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# Publishing Prejudice: The Oregonian's Racist Legacy
- URL: https://werd.io/publishing-prejudice-the-oregonians-racist-legacy/
- Published: 2022-10-26T05:25:37.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-26T05:25:37.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“The newspaper helped create the Oregon of today: A majority white state, with the West Coast’s smallest proportion of Black residents, anchored by Portland, America’s whitest big city. Despite Oregon’s progressive reputation and growing population of color, its major institutions — lawmakers, schools, police, housing systems and health care providers — have failed to erase deep-rooted inequities.” [#Media](https://werd.io/tag/Media)

\[[Link](https://projects.oregonlive.com/publishing-prejudice/racist-legacy)\]