The Burnside Bridge and the kollapse of the KKK in Oregon
WHAT DID THE BURNSIDE BRIDGE HAVE TO DO WITH THE KOLLAPSE OF THE KU KLUX KLAN IN OREGON A CENTURY AGO? A LOT.
Tim Egan talks about being Irish American, Oregon, Notre Dame and the collapse of the KKK
Author Tim Egan appeared in Portland at McDaniel High School on Jan. 16. He told students there that he wrote The Immortal Irishman to remind his fellow Irish Americans that they were once unwelcome immigrants.