The Portland Red Guide
Sites & Stories of our Radical Past
by Michael Munk
Whoop! Whoop! I'm impressed by how many names from Portland's past have not made it into our official histories and public memorials. Some were good friends of mine. Local history is too often overlooked. Good work, Mike.
—Bud Clark, Mayor of Portland, 1985–1992 A historical guidebook of social dissent in Portland, Oregon, Michael Munk’s The Portland Red Guide links notable radicals, their organizations, and their activities to physical sites in the city.
With the aide of maps and numerous photos, Munk tells the stories history books exclude, stories of working class people and organizations who fought against repression and injustice. The book is a testament to Portland’s rich history of individuals who insisted on a better justification for their lives than the quest for material wealth; instead, they dedicated themselves to offering alternative visions of how to organize our economy and society.
Both a guidebook and an informal history, The Portland Red Guide will expand readers’ perspectives of their city and their past. The book is divided by physical or topical entries and loosely grouped into the following chronological periods:
- Nineteenth Century (Utopians and Marxists)
- 1900–1930 (Wobblies and Socialists)
- 1930s (Unions and Commies)
- WWII–1960 (McCarthyism and Cold War)
- 1960–1973 (Peaceniks and Civil Rights)
- 1974–Present (Identities, Protests, and Environment)
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ISBN 13: 978-1-932010-15-2
ISBN 10: 1932010157
5" x 8 ½", softcover
256 pages
$16.95