nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||How Portland's Racist History Informs Today's Protests||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Oregon was founded on white supremacist principles. But it also has a long history of anti-racist protests, says Lisa Bates, who teaches urban studies at Portland State University.

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How Portland's Racist History Informs Today's Protests

Oregon was founded on white supremacist principles. But it also has a long history of anti-racist protests, says Lisa Bates, who teaches urban studies at Portland State University.