Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865
Subtitle: a history of human bondage in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
By: Christopher P. Lehman
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780786458721
Subjects: Politics and government; Extension to the territories; Race relations; Social conditions; Slavery; History
Description: "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 its impact on the social and political development"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Slavery in the Northwest Territory; title: The politics of indentured servitude : slavery in Illinois; title: Miners and soldiers : slavery in Wisconsin; title: Migrating southerners : slavery in Iowa; title: Hoteliers and local slaveholders : slavery in Minnesota; title: Dred Scott and the boom in upper Mississippi slavery; title: Upper Mississippi slavery in the Civil War years.