The expanded exhibit, "Racing to Change: Oregon's Civil Rights Years—The Eugene Story" opened at the MNCH in October 2019.
[3] The displays also emphasize that despite the region's comparative lack of racial diversity, the civil rights movement existed in the Pacific Northwest, affecting Oregon cities like Eugene and Portland.
[11][1] It also features two displays unique to the Eugene location: information on the University's new Black cultural center and the original Oregon Constitution.
[8] The exhibition also promoted community programs for visitors to engage with, including open discussions between present-day activists and advocates from the 1960s to 1970s.
Additionally, the opening featured speeches from Oregon Senator James Manning, Jr. and museum exhibition director Ann Craig, among others.
The exhibition's curators expressed that they wanted people to still have access to the information in light of the Black Lives Matter protests in summer 2020.
Its online version uses a traditional website format instead of panoramic imaging and includes an educator's guide for grades 6-12 to help teachers lead their classes through the material.
[5][8] "Racing to Change" is the fourth and final exhibit in this series, focusing on racism and the Oregon Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
[12] Two of Oregon Black Pioneers' prominent board members, Kim Moreland and Gwen Carr, served as the "Racing to Change" exhibit's co-leaders.