http://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040
Long article but very interesting..
My parents (Hispanic) drove through Oregon in the mid 1960’s. My mom still talks about it, said a diner they stopped in ignored them until it became apparent they had no intentions of leaving. They thought the service just sucked but looking back they believe it was because of them being Hispanic. Said they got the same uncomfortable stares at other places during their trip.
My dad ending up buying land up there, that was purpose of their trip, but can’t build on it because it’s considered swampland or something like that!
I’ve found that “northern states” (even though Oregon is not a “traditional” northern state) are MORE RACIST than southern states, who originally had slaves!
The thing is ... northern states “talk a great talk” but are averse to having blacks around them, while Southern States are actually “living with blacks” all the time. They’ve figured out how to do it. The northern states haven’t.
Of course, this is a generalization ... but it’s one that holds for the most part ... :-) ...
I refer to Oregon as a “northern state” because it bears more resemblance to them than it does to the Southern states. So, in that sense, I’ve directly experienced each of those areas for years in each spot!
And finally, I do know you were referring to Hispanics, but this does bear on the “racist attitude”.