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Breaking Chains

Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory

Breaking Chains( )
Author: Nokes, R. Gregory
ISBN:978-0-87071-712-3
Publication Date:May 2013
Publisher:Oregon State University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

When they were brought to Oregon in 1844, Missouri slaves Robin and Polly Holmes and their children were promised freedom in exchange for helping develop their owner's Willamette Valley farm. However, Nathaniel Ford, an influential settler and legislator, kept them in bondage until 1850, even then refusing to free their children. Holmes took his former master to court and, in the face of enormous odds, won the case in 1853. In Breaking Chains, R. Gregory Nokes...
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Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Law / Legal History
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Social Science / Slavery
Social Science / Sociology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.002 Pounds



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