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The rich Black history of the Portland salon now on National Register of Historic Places
In 1944, it was near impossible for Kimberly Brown’s grandparents to open a salon in Portland. This was because the city was overly segregated and mounted invincible barriers for the Black working class to access loans. However, through perseverance and tenacity to leave a legacy, they secured a throat-cutting loan to put up the salon…
