Paving the way for the Jim Crow Laws (Cover image: The Courthouse Lawn, Halifax, North Carolina (Modified by ArcheanWeb) — Original Credit: By John Vachon for U.S. Farm Security Administration — Library of Congress, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons) By WM House (The following article is an… Read More »The Hayes-Tilden Compromise of 1877
by Terence Shumaker Between Reconstruction and WWII, more than 4,000 Blacks were murdered by lynching across twelve Southern states. This lasting smear on our society, a direct result of several hundred years of slavery, had been hidden from our history books until recently. Now, in… Read More »Equal Justice Initiative Museum and Memorial
Elections 2022 (The following information is provided as a public service on behalf of the West Linn Alliance voter education campaign. All positions represented below are those of the candidate.) Office Sought: Clackamas County Clerk The County Clerk is a critical link between citizens and… Read More »Catherine McMullen
The West Linn Alliance January 2022 Presentation The January meeting of the West Linn Alliance featured a marvelous presentation by Bob Horenstein on “The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in America.” The meeting was well attended and included West Linn Police Chief Mahuna, West Linn Mayor Walters,… Read More »The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in America
In remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr., the West Linn Alliance suggests you read, or re-read this powerful letter composed by Dr. King in 1963 while he was incarcerated in Birmingham Jail for protesting against segregationist policies and laws. Remember, for context, that for almost… Read More »Letter from a Birmingham Jail
The West Linn Police 2021 STOP Data can be reviewed on this page. The data is taken from the 2021 Oregon State reporting.
On December 2, the West Linn Alliance hosted a meeting on Housing in West Linn. Our speaker for the evening was Betty Avila, a member of the West Linn City Planning Department. Betty gave a good presentation on the City’s process for considering new code changes following… Read More »West Linn Housing Presentation