A Peculiar Paradise : A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940 /

"Elizabeth McLagan's A Peculiar Paradise: a History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940 remains the most comprehensive chronology of Black life in Oregon more than forty years after its original publication. The book has long been a resource for those seeking information on the legal and social...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McLagan, Elizabeth, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2022.
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations.
African Americans.
African Americans > Oregon > History.
Oregon.
Oregon > Race relations.
Oregon > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Into the Wilderness
  • Blacks in Oregon 1788
  • 1850
  • 2. To Keep Clear of this Most Troublesome Class
  • The Exclusion Laws 1844
  • 1857
  • 3. To Hold Slaves in Oregon
  • The Slavery Debates 1850
  • 1857
  • 4. Within Every Rule
  • Legislation in Oregon 1857
  • 1860
  • 5. No Farther into the Dark Clouds
  • Legislation in Oregon 1860
  • 1875
  • 6. A Few Colored Men in Oregon
  • Blacks in Oregon 1850
  • 1900
  • 7. Sober, Industrious and Honest
  • The Black Community in Portland Gallery of photographs
  • 8. A Very Prejudiced State
  • Discrimination in Oregon 1900
  • 1940
  • 9. Simple Justice
  • Civil Rights Legislation 1893
  • 1939
  • 10. A Tough Spot with a Nice Climate
  • Epilogue
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments.

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