Central Washington University ScholarWorks@CWU All Master's Theses Master's Theses Spring 2017 Flood of Change: the Vanport Flood and Race Relations in Portland, Oregon Michael James Hamberg Central Washington University,
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[email protected]. FLOOD OF CHANGE: THE VANPORT FLOOD AND RACE RELATIONS IN PORTLAND, OREGON ___________________________ A Thesis Presented To The Graduate Faculty Central Washington University _____________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts History ________________________________ by Michael James Hamberg June 2017 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Graduate Studies We hereby approve the thesis of Michael James Hamberg Candidate for the degree of Master of Arts APPROVED FOR THE GRADUATE FACULTY _________ ________________________________ Dr. Stephen Moore, Committee Chair _________ _________________________________ Dr. Daniel Herman _________ __________________________________ Dr. Brian Carroll _________ ___________________________________ Dean of Graduate Studies ii Abstract FLOOD OF CHANGE: THE VANPORT FLOOD AND RACE RELATIONS IN PORTLAND, OREGON by Michael James Hamberg June 2017 This thesis examines race relations amid dramatic social changes caused by the migration of African Americans and other Southerners into Portland, Oregon during World War II.