Title: Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Extension to the territories, Race relations, Social conditions, Slavery, History, Slavery, united states, Middle west, politics and government, Middle west, social conditions
Places: United States, Middle West
Time periods: 19th century