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In June 1954, the House on Un-American Activities Committee, also known as the Velde Commission because it was chaired by Rep. Harold Velde, came to Portland. Its purpose was to interrogate several local professors to determine whether they were members of the Communist Party. Its main target was Stanley Moore, professor of Philosophy at Reed College. The Velde Commission relied heavily on Red Squad information in its interrogations. Although the Commission never made its case against Moore, the Reed College Board of Trustees decided to dismiss him nevertheless. The courthouse was named after Gus Solomon who, in his younger years, became politicized by the Sacco and Vanzetti case. His greatest success was defending Dirk DeJonge against charges of criminal syndicalism. His work on this case earned him a promotion to a federal justice in 1950.

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Portland Radical History - Tour

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