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| Title: | Citizens League for Equal Opportunity background and purpose statement, October 7 1963 |
| Date: | 1963 |
| Description: | Statement from Citizen's League for Equal Opportunity concerning the inaction and insensitivity of the Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) regarding the African American population in the Albina district of Portland, Oregon. The statement outlines several points that suggest racial discrimination within the HAP. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Documents | Text |
| Subjects: | African Americans--Oregon--Portland | Neighborhood | African American neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland | Race relations | Portland (Or.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Segregation--Oregon--Portland | Discrimination in housing--Oregon--Portland | Housing--Oregon--Portland | Citizens League for Equal Opportunity | Housing Authority of Portland (Or.) | Portland (Or.) | Multnomah County (Or.) | Albina (Portland, Or.) |
| Collection: | Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project |
| Institution: | Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Contributors: | Washington State University at Vancouver. Information Services | Oregon Historical Society |
| Online Publisher: | Citizen's League for Equal Opportunity; 7101 S.E. 36th Ave.; Portland Oregon. |
| Original Material: | Stella Maris House Collection, Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon. |
| Rights and Usage: | Oregon Historical Society, Photographic Services 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; PHOTOORDERS@OHS.ORG; phone number 503-306-5250; FAX 503-492-6001. |
| Related Materials: | From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History project (Washington State University) |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,1088 |
