The May 30, 1948, flood that destroyed Vanport, a hastily built World War II-era housing project between Vancouver and Portland, disproportionately harmed Black Oregonians. And The Oregonian’s reporting after the Vanport flood failed to humanize the disproportionate impact on Black residents.
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