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- carlosjobim 2y ago"In 1844, Oregon, which had banned slavery, banned African Americans from the territory altogether. Those who failed to leave could expect to receive lashings under a law known as the "Peter Burnett Lash Law", named for Provisional Supreme Judge Peter Burnett. No persons were ever lashed under the law; it was quickly amended to replace lashing with forced labor..." And the circle is completed.
- JoeAltmaier 2y agoI learned that Portland had a post-transcontinental-railway camp of out-of-work laborers, all immigrants. They burned it and put all the inhabitants on a train going east. Affected the makeup of Portland to this day.