Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865: A History of Human Bondage in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786458720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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History is complicated Anytime we, in current society, start to think that the people who came before us in the world are less complicated we do our history a disservice. This book cracks open on of those complicated aspects to our shared history, slavery in the Upper Mississippi Val. "History of slavery in the North Mississippi Valley." according to OLD1mIKE. Slavery in the Mississippi ValleyExcellent book for the general reader of American History. Contains a reasonable depth of information. Enlightening. Fair and balanced. Readable.Highly recommend for regional history buffs or anyone interested in understanding t
. Cloud, Minnesota, and the author of three books about American popular culture. About the Author Christopher P. Cloud State University in St. Lehman is a professor of ethnic studies at St
Cloud State University in St. . Cloud, Minnesota, and the author of three books about American popular culture. Lehman is a professor of ethnic studies at St. Christopher P
Midwestern slaves joined their southern counterparts in suffering family separations, beatings, auctions, and other indignities that accompanied status as chattel. Slaves accompanied presidential appointees serving as soldiers or federal officials in the Upper Mississippi, worked in federally supported mines, and openly accompanied southern travelers. Ordinance in 1787 banned African American slavery in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, making the new territory officially "free," slavery in fact persisted in the region through the end of the Civil War. This revealing work explores all facets of the "peculiar institution" in this peculiar location and its impact on the social and political development of the United States.. Entrepreneurs from the East Coast started pro-slavery riverfront communities in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota to woo vacationing slaveholders