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Bend’s Hidden Racial Covenants Exposed | Bend News
In Bend, Oregon, a community group unearthed a shocking racist covenant buried in the deed to Orchard Park—dating back to 1910, it banned Chinese and Japanese people from using the land unless they were servants. Discovered through the Good Deeds Program, this isn’t an isolated case; Oregon’s history is riddled with such discriminatory language, even after it was declared unenforceable in 1948. The revelation ties back to Levi Wiest, one of Bend’s founders, who embedded these prejudices into early subdivision deeds. Now, activists are pushing to legally remove these covenants and create…
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