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Breaking chains : slavery on trial in the Oregon Territory / R. Gregory Nokes.
Drawing on the court record, Nokes offers an intimate account of the relationship between a slave and his master from the slaves point of view. He also explores the experiences of other slaves in early Oregon, examining attitudes toward race and revealing contradictions in the states history. Oregon was the only free state admitted to the union with a voter-approved constitutional clause banning African Americans and, despite the prohibition of slavery in the state, many in Oregon tolerated it and supported politicians who advocated for slavery, including Oregon's first territorial governor.
Record details
- ISBN: 087071712X
- ISBN: 9780870717123
- Physical Description: xvi, 224 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Corvallis, Or. : Oregon State University Press, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | First slaves -- The good life in Missouri -- Lure of Oregon -- On the trail -- Freedom delayed -- Oregon's Dixie -- Land and more land -- The Applegate trail -- Oregon's "lash law?" -- The Cockstock affair -- Gold miners and slaves -- "My children held as slaves?" -- Holmes vs Ford, day-by-day -- Ford's secret strategy -- Enter Judge Williams -- Reuben Shipley -- They weren't alone -- An army slave -- The free state letter -- Let voters decide -- The great slavery non-debate -- Consecrate!!!--Oregon for whites -- Voters do decide -- A voice for equality -- Reuben and Mary Jane -- Who was Reuben Ficklin -- Mary Jane's final trial -- Slaveholders' last stand -- Moving on. |
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| Subject: | Slavery > Law and legislation > Oregon. Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc. > Oregon. Slaveholders > Legal status, laws, etc. > Oregon. Oregon > Social conditions > 19th century. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Weston Public Library | 342.79 N66 (Text) | 37886000113489 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Athena Public Library | NW 342.79 NOK (Text) | 37813000130404 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Helix Public Library | A 342.79 NOK (Text) | 37835000138855 | Oregon/Pacific Northwest | Available | - | ||
| Milton-Freewater Public Library | 342.79508 Nokes (Text) | 37862000314203 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Pendleton Public Library | 342.79 N699 (Text) | 37801000457539 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Umatilla Public Library | 342.795 Nok (Text) | 37882001794823 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
