Portland's Police Department Was Too Smart to Talk to Cops

In 19 54 perennial bastard pods side character, the fbi carried out a massive wire tapping operation on portland's gambling dens, brothels and illegal bars. A grand jury was convened, and from august 19 56 to september of 19 57, more than a hundred and 15 indictments were issued against portland police officers. By the 19 sixties, portland's black population had decreased to just 15 thousand. The irving park riot took place during the long hot summer, which witnessed urban rebellions in african american neighborhoods in boston, chicago and portland. Now we're talking about the milwaukee suburb of Gainesville that's a very different story