Katie Nelson | Portland’s Response to the Death of Rickie Johnson
Written by Joshua Justice on December 18, 2015
Katie Nelson, a second year graduate student of Public History at Portland State University, joins us to discuss her thesis research. She is examining how communities in Portland responded to the 1975 police killing of Ricky Johnson, an African-American high school student.
Tagged as 1975 black history civil rights history history katie nelson local history police union police violence portland police Portland State University ricky johnson
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Artist
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Goldfish
Michael Andrews
Me And You And Everyone We Know
Smile
Ural Thomas
7"