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| Photo courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting |
1960’s:
Portland police officers chase a young man during a disturbance that broke out following a rally in Irving Park in July 1967. During the 1960s and '70s, young black activists developed more militant strategies to fight entrenched systemic racism in jobs, housing, educational opportunities and policing in the city. Young participants were frustrated by unresolved problems in their community and especially by the constant police presence. One rioter commented:
"Where else but in Albina do cops hang around the streets and parks all day like plantation overseers? Just their presence antagonizes us. We feel like we are being watched all of the time."
(Serbulo & Gibson, 2013)
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