Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865 a history of human bondage in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin /

Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865 a history of human bondage in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin /

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"Although the passage of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 banned African American slavery in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, slavery as a practice persisted in the region through the end of the Civil War. This work explores all facets of the "peculiar institution" in this peculiar...

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Main Author: Lehman, Christopher P.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2011.
Subjects:
Slavery > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > Extension to the territories.
Middle West > Politics and government > 19th century.
Middle West > Social conditions > 19th century.
Middle West > Race relations > History > 19th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Slavery in the Northwest Territory
  • The politics of indentured servitude : slavery in Illinois
  • Miners and soldiers : slavery in Wisconsin
  • Migrating southerners : slavery in Iowa
  • Hoteliers and local slaveholders : slavery in Minnesota
  • Dred Scott and the boom in upper Mississippi slavery
  • Upper Mississippi slavery in the Civil War years.

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