Breaking Chains : Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory /

This book tells the story of the only slavery case ever adjudicated in Oregon courts - Holmes v. Ford. Drawing on the court record of this landmark case, the author offers an intimate account of the relationship between a slave and his master from the slave's point of view. He also explores the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nokes, R. Gregory
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc.
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Slaveholders > Legal status, laws, etc.
Slaveholders > Legal status, laws, etc. > Oregon.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Oregon.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Oregon.
Oregon.
Oregon > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Oregon > Social conditions > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book tells the story of the only slavery case ever adjudicated in Oregon courts - Holmes v. Ford. Drawing on the court record of this landmark case, the author offers an intimate account of the relationship between a slave and his master from the slave's point of view. He also explores the experiences of other slaves in early Oregon, examining attitudes toward race and revealing contradictions in the state's history. Oregon was the only free state admitted to the union with a voter-approved constitutional clause banning African Americans and, despite the prohibition against slavery, many in Oregon tolerated it, and supported politicians who were pro-slavery, including Oregon's first territorial governor. -- Summary from book cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780870717130

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