wsu_crbehp_wsuvt0836 wsuvt0836 crbehp wsu yes Crosses Burned in Negro's Yard, October 3, 1962 African Americans--Oregon--Portland Neighborhood Discrimination--Oregon--Portland Vandalism--Oregon--Portland Intimidation--Oregon--Portland Racism--Oregon--Portland Race relations Portland (Or.)--Race relations--History--20th century The article reports an incident involving cross burnings on the lawn of an African American home in the Irvington district of Portland, Oregon. The vandalism occurred in a predominately white neighborhood. 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. [Spokane, Wash.] : Washington State University Washington State University Vancouver Information Services Oregon Historical Society Clippings Text http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,1109 Original images were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries. Stella Maris House Collection From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History project (Washington State University) Portland Reporter; Portland, Oregon. 1962 Portland (Or.) Multnomah County (Or.) Irvington (Portland, Or.) Oregon Historical Society, Photographic Services 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; PHOTOORDERS@OHS.ORG; phone number 503-306-5250; FAX 503-492-6001. 20100708 140329