Portland's earliest Black history dates to 1850, and though some of the ... and was the first Black woman to earn a law degree in Oregon. Photo: Courtesy of City of Portland/Intisar Abioto This ...

In 1850, Congress passed the Oregon Donation ... Aerial view of the Burnside Bridge and downtown Portland, Oregon, March 20, 2020. When Portland comes up in media – news or entertainment ...

Oregon became ground zero of America’s ... Cleo Davis walks with his three daughters down their block in Portland. In 1850, the U.S. government offered 320 acres of land to any white settler ...

By 1850, the two young brothers were ... For a number of years thereafter he was a carpenter and builder in Oregon City, The Dalles, Albany and Portland. “Mr. McCord was of an ingenious and ...