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Cultural Demolition: What Was Lost When Eugene Razed its First Black Neighborhood?

Beckner, Chrisanne (University of Oregon, 2009-09)

In the 1940s, Eugene, Oregon's first African-American neighborhood took root on a riverbank north of the city. In 1949, county officials demolished the homes and church of the ad hoc community and relocated the residents. ...