Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865 a history of human bondage in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin /
"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 location and it...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.