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Dawson Park- 1970
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N Williams & Stanton, portland, or
http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=0005DC6D-2205-1E93-891B80B0527200A7
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Dawson Park has been the meeting point for many African American and Black Panther rallies. Many Martin Luther King Jr. memorial events have been held here. It has also served as an important starting point for marches. Over 400 people began a march here after the 1963 assassination of Medger Evers, the NAACP Mississippi field secretary. On January 1, 1970, it was the starting point for a march of over 250 people protesting the unequal treatment of African American youth in Portland Public Schools.
Dawson Park has been the meeting point for many African American and Black Panther rallies. Many Martin Luther King Jr. memorial events have been held here. It has also served as an important starting point for marches. Over 400 people began a march here after the 1963 assassination of Medger Evers, the NAACP Mississippi field secretary. On January 1, 1970, it was the starting point for a march of over 250 people protesting the unequal treatment of African American youth in Portland Public Schools.
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