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Citizens League for Equal Opportunity background and purpose statement, October 7 1963

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Statement from Citizen's League for Equal Opportunity concerning the inaction and insensitivity of the Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) regarding the African American population in the Albina district of Portland, Oregon. The statement outlines several points that suggest racial discrimination within the HAP.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
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Keywords

  1. African American Neighborhoods
  2. African Americans
  3. Citizens League For Equal Opportunity
  4. Discrimination
  5. Discrimination In Housing
  6. History
  7. Housing
  8. Housing Authority Of Portland (Or.)
  9. Neighborhood
  10. Oregon
  11. Portland
  12. Portland (Or.)
  13. Race Relations
  14. Segregation

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