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- Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory
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- 2013
- Published by: Oregon State University Press
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Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-x
- DATES AND EVENTS
- pp. xvi-16
- First Slaves
- pp. 1-3
- The Good Life in Missouri
- pp. 3-11
- The Lure of Oregon
- pp. 11-20
- On the Trail
- pp. 20-29
- Freedom Delayed
- pp. 29-31
- Oregon’s Dixie
- pp. 31-37
- Land and More Land
- pp. 37-41
- The Applegate Trail
- pp. 41-47
- Oregon’s “Lash Law”
- pp. 47-53
- The Cockstock Affair
- pp. 53-64
- Gold Miners and Slaves
- pp. 64-72
- “My Children Held as Slaves”
- pp. 72-75
- Holmes vs. Ford, Day-by-Day
- pp. 75-86
- Ford’s Secret Strategy
- pp. 86-90
- Enter Judge Williams
- pp. 90-96
- Reuben Shipley
- pp. 96-98
- They Weren’t Alone
- pp. 98-112
- An Army Slave
- pp. 112-116
- The Free State Letter
- pp. 116-121
- Let Voters Decide
- pp. 121-127
- The Great Slavery Non-Debate
- pp. 127-137
- “Consecrate!!!” Oregon for Whites
- pp. 137-139
- Voters Do Decide
- pp. 139-149
- A Voice for Equality
- pp. 149-153
- Reuben and Mary Jane
- pp. 153-157
- Who Was Reuben Ficklin?
- pp. 157-161
- Mary Jane’s Final Trial
- pp. 161-164
- Slaveholders’ Last Stand
- pp. 164-172
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 184-186
- APPENDIX I
- pp. 186-189
- APPENDIX II
- pp. 189-190
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 215-220
Additional Information
ISBN
9780870717130
Related ISBN(s)
9780870717123
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OCLC
867739293
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No
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