This Week Back Then

In the early 1980s, the Portland school board voted to dismantle the last elementary school within a black neighborhood without any attempt to discuss the change with the community. Yet the community made sure their voices were heard. In this episode, Evan Smiley discusses the history of Portland’s integration and busing programs, and how community organizers fought institutional racism within the school districts. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/03/26/harriet-tubman-middle-school-protests-black-united-front-vs-portland-school-board/