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Opinion: Sweeping homeless encampments is antiquated, inhumane

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion December 27, 2023

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Unconscious bias remains firmly rooted in society’s views of homelessness. Nearly 167 years ago to the day, Confederate General Robert E. Lee wrote a letter home to his wife that informed his perspective on slavery: “I think it a greater evil to the white than to the black race … The blacks are immeasurably better off here than in Africa, morally, socially and physically. The painful discipline they are undergoing is necessary for their... + full article



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