Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Across a legacy of Indigenous habitation since time immemorial, frontier expansion and modern society, Oregon’s natural beauty, ...

Oregon has one of the smallest Black populations in the U.S. A history of exclusion laws and ongoing systemic racism play major roles.

Editor's note: In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Register-Guard and its sister publication, the Statesman Journal, are embarking on a year-long ...