The unprecedented string of deaths of Black Portlanders at the hands of police in the 1970s: "The Forgotten Four" project

Beat Check with The Oregonian

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police set off social justice protests across the nation and in Portland. For some members of the city’s small Black community, Floyd’s death was a reminder of Portland’s painful history.

In this podcast episode, reporter Fedor Zarkhin joins Editor Therese Bottomly to talk about his recent four-part series, “The Forgotten Four,” which told of the unprecedented string of deaths of Black Portlanders at the hands of police in the 1970s.

The four deaths galvanized the Black community in a way that had never occurred before and has repercussions yet today. While the larger community of Portlanders may have forgotten the stories of the three young men and one teenager who were shot and killed in a short span of 1974 and ‘75, the memories remain fresh for family members and friends.

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