Slavery's Reach : Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State /

"From the 1840s through the end of the Civil War, leading Minnesotans invited slaveholders and their wealth into the free territory and free state of Minnesota, enriching the area's communities and residents. Dozens of southern slaveholders and people raised in slaveholding families purcha...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Lehman, Christopher P. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2019]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Slaves.
Slavery > Economic aspects.
Slavery.
Slaveholders.
Investments > Moral and ethical aspects.
Economic history.
Businesspeople.
Proprietaires d'esclaves > Minnesota > Conditions economiques.
Gens d'affaires > Minnesota > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Esclaves > Minnesota > Histoire.
Proprietaires d'esclaves > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Proprietaires d'esclaves > Minnesota > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Investissements > Aspect moral > Minnesota.
Slaveholders > Minnesota > Economic conditions.
Businesspeople > Minnesota > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Minnesota > History.
Slaveholders > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Slaveholders > Minnesota > History > 19th century.
Investments > Moral and ethical aspects > Minnesota.
Slavery > Economic aspects > Minnesota.
Slavery > Minnesota > History > 19th century.
Southern States.
Minnesota.
Minnesota > Conditions economiques > 19e siecle.
Minnesota > Economic conditions > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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Résumé:"From the 1840s through the end of the Civil War, leading Minnesotans invited slaveholders and their wealth into the free territory and free state of Minnesota, enriching the area's communities and residents. Dozens of southern slaveholders and people raised in slaveholding families purchased land and backed Minnesota businesses. Slaveholders' wealth was invested in some of the state's most significant institutions and provided a financial foundation for several towns and counties. And the money generated by Minnesota investments flowed both ways, supporting some of the South's largest plantations. Christopher Lehman has brought to light this hidden history of northern complicity in building slaveholder wealth"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (224 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781681341361

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