Thanks Charles, good to hear from you.  You are a Man who's lived through all this and understands it, but refuses  to let it bring you down.

 As far as us white folks not wanting to know this history because it "won't make them feel good" you are unfortunately right in many cases, as we see the opposition to this Deady/Dunn  discussion. ( "The focus on the past is cowardly and empty. ") However, I remain an optimist as I see the progress most Oregonians have made and are making, as seen in Bishop's letter here.  
And we'll continue this struggle to overcome Oregon's racist past, come what may.