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Discrimination complaint filed with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor of the State of Oregon (Petition for Cease and Desist Order), 1959

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Smith, Mark A

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Discrimination complaint petitioned by Mark A. Smith, Administrator of the Civil Rights Division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor, on behalf of Mrs. Parthina Wiley and Mr. Rowan M. Wiley, a Portland African American couple. The petition for the cease and desist order is against five Oregon real estate sales corporations (Curt-Craft, Brice Mortgage, Home Master Sales, Roach Homes, and Retirement Incorporated) that are accused of housing discrimination.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 Americans
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Discrimination
  4. Discrimination In Housing
  5. Oregon
  6. Oregon Bureau Of Labor And Industries
  7. Petitions
  8. Portland

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