View the Future presentation by Oregon Black Pioneer director
Yachats Commons multipurpose room Yachats, OregonYACHATS – The executive director of Oregon Black Pioneers will discuss the history of Oregon’s Black exclusion laws and the stories of the men and women who defied them during a presentation at the Yachats’ Commons on Sunday, June 1. Zachary Stocks’ speech was originally scheduled April 13 but was postponed because of illness. Stocks will explore some of the first acts of Oregon’s provisional and territorial governments that restricted the rights of Black Americans, a group which comprised less than one-percent of the population. Where did these laws come from and what were their impacts? Stocks has been visitor