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Letter exemplifies Oregon's shameful history of Black exclusion laws | Digging for Old
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The letter, penned by a legislator for Oregon's territorial government, celebrates laws of the time that barred Black people from the state. That was later enshrined in the state constitution, and it remained in effect until the 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution invalidated enforcement of those racist components.
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