Kudos to Derek DeForest for this excellent reporting and for uncovering a largely forgotten chapter of Southern Oregon history — including the disturbing history of a celebrated local journalist who had ties to Nazi organizing and antisemitic propaganda.
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The Secret History of Ashland’s Red Scare
Derek DeForest writes about the history of radical politics and repression in Southern Oregon.