Oregon
‘It’s past time’: Strides made to replace offensive names of Oregon landmarks
When Kimberly Moreland seems at a map and spots Oregon landmarks with outdated names — or hears about them in dialog — she’s reminded of the grief that accompanies their historical past.
“It’s unhappy, it truly is,” mentioned Moreland, the president of Oregon Black Pioneers, the historic society devoted to preserving African-American historical past within the state. “It’s disempowering.”