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'''Walter Marcus Pierce''' (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was the [[racist]] liberal [[Democrat]] from [[Oregon]] who was the state's governor in the 1920s and later was the U.S. representative from the 2nd congressional district. | '''Walter Marcus Pierce''' (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was the [[racist]] liberal [[Democrat]] from [[Oregon]] who was the state's governor in the 1920s and later was the U.S. representative from the 2nd congressional district. | ||
| − | ==Governor of Oregon== | + | ==Political career== |
| − | An ally of the [[Ku Klux Klan]],<ref>[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/pierce_walter_1861_1954_/ Walter Pierce (1861-1954)]. ''Oregon Encyclopedia''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> Pierce won the 1922 Oregon gubernatorial election, defeating [[Republican]] Benjamin W. Olcott by fifteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263433 OR Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> He backed the Klan's agenda by supporting an anti-[[school choice]] measure which forced all children in the state to attend [[public schools]]. It was especially aimed to prevent [[Catholics]], who the KKK despised, from being able to send their children to private schools. | + | ===Governor of Oregon=== |
| + | An ally of the [[Ku Klux Klan]],<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio>[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/pierce_walter_1861_1954_/ Walter Pierce (1861-1954)]. ''Oregon Encyclopedia''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> Pierce won the 1922 Oregon gubernatorial election, defeating [[Republican]] Benjamin W. Olcott by fifteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263433 OR Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> He backed the Klan's agenda by supporting an anti-[[school choice]] measure which forced all children in the state to attend [[public schools]]. It was especially aimed to prevent [[Catholics]], who the KKK despised, from being able to send their children to private schools. | ||
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| + | ===U.S. House of Representatives=== | ||
| + | During [[World War II]], Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio><ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/after-back.aspx A Mixed Reception: Japanese Americans Return to Oregon]. ''Oregon Secretary of State''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:32, July 3, 2021
Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was the racist liberal Democrat from Oregon who was the state's governor in the 1920s and later was the U.S. representative from the 2nd congressional district.
Political career
Governor of Oregon
An ally of the Ku Klux Klan,[1] Pierce won the 1922 Oregon gubernatorial election, defeating Republican Benjamin W. Olcott by fifteen percentage points.[2] He backed the Klan's agenda by supporting an anti-school choice measure which forced all children in the state to attend public schools. It was especially aimed to prevent Catholics, who the KKK despised, from being able to send their children to private schools.
U.S. House of Representatives
During World War II, Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
References
- ↑ Walter Pierce (1861-1954). Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ↑ OR Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922. Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2021.