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An Environmental History of the Albina District (1940-1975): The Prioritization of Green Over Black

Goldman, Alex (University of Oregon, 2020)

This thesis situates decisions and projects carried out by Governor Tom McCall and Portland city officials within the broader context of the cities environmentally considerate ethos. I argue that environmental racism has ...
Land Acts: Land's Agency in American Literature, Law, and History from the Colonial Period to Removal

Keeler, Kyle (University of Oregon, 2024-01-10)

This dissertation examines land’s agency and relationships to land in the places now known as the United States as these relationships appear in literature and law from early colonization to the removal period. Land Acts ...