The Toledo Incident of 1925: Three Days That Made History in Toledo, Oregon

The True Story of an Angry Mob, the Japanese/Asians They Forced Out of Town, and the Lawsuit That Followed.

Why did an angry mob expel Japanese resident workers from an Oregon mill town in 1925? What happened in the days leading up to this event, on the day itself and in the resulting precedent-setting civil rights suit brought by these Japanese workers? The story within these pages reveals all the facts surrounding the event that has come to be known as the Toledo Incident.

With extensive personal interviews, court records, newspaper accounts and countless hours of research at historical societies and libraries, the author uncovers and presents a fascinating, detailed account of an intriguing story that has been all but lost to Oregon history for eighty years.

Out of Print, excellent condition

By Ted W. Cox, local Corvallis Author and original owner of The Old World Deli.