So whether it's for vintage style, spirit or sign-making inspiration, check out these retro photos of Portland protests:
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1975: police clash with protesters in front of the Sheraton Hotel during then-President Ford’s Portland visit.
1981 LGBTQ Freedom Day Parade.
1981 LGBTQ Freedom Day Parade.
1981 LGBTQ Freedom Day Parade.
1989: Jefferson High School protest against an April, 20 1989 WW article titled “Are We Losing Jefferson High?” which called the school a hub of gang activity.
1989: Downtown Portland rally to maintain funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
1993: Portland street musician protest—taken in front of Nordstrom’s and Meier and Frank’s, presumably after buskers were banned in front of the stores.
1998: Portland protest to impeach then-President Bill Clinton.
Elise Herron grew up in Sisters, Oregon and joined Willamette Week as web editor in 2018.
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