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| Creator: | Willner, Don S. |
| Title: | Discrimination, October 7, 1961 |
| Date: | 1961 |
| Description: | News commentary by Don S. Willner discussing a judgement by the Washington State Supreme Court concerning a housing discrimination case in Seattle. Willner reports that a 1957 state law prohibiting discrimination in the sale of housing financed by a federal loan is declared unconstitutional by the high court. The case involves John L. O'Meara, a Caucasian homeowner, and Robert L. Jones, an African American homebuyer. Willner suggests in his commentary that the legal decision made by the Washington State Supreme Court sustains racial discrimination. Court opinions and statues prohibiting housing discrimination in Oregon are also discussed. Article originally printed in the Portland Reporter newspaper. 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: | Articles |
| Subjects: | O'Meara, John L. | Jones, Robert L | African Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle | African Americans--Oregon | Race relations | Oregon--Race relations--History--20th century | Seattle (Wash.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Judicial proceedings--Washington (State)--Seattle | Discrimination in housing--Washington (State)--Seattle | Discrimination in housing--Oregon | African Americans--Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle | African Americans--Housing--Oregon | Government lending--Washington (State)--Seattle | Government lending--Oregon | Seattle (Wash.) | King County (Wash.) | Oregon |
| Collection: | Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project |
| Institution: | Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Contributors: | Washington State University Vancouver Information Services | Oregon Historical Society |
| Online Publisher: | [Spokane, Wash.] : Washington State University |
| Original Material: | Stella Maris House Collection |
| 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) Portland Reporter; Portland, Oregon. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,1107 |
