| A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota Contributor(s): Green, William D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873515862 ISBN-13: 9780873515863 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: In the 1850s, as Minnesota Territory was reaching toward statehood, settlers from the eastern United States moved in, carrying rigid perceptions of race and culture into a community built by people of many backgrounds who relied on each other for survival. History professor William Green unearths the untold stories of African Americans and contrasts their experiences with those of Indians, mixed bloods, and Irish Catholics. He demonstrates how a government built on the ideals of liberty and equality denied the rights to vote, run for office, and serve on a jury to free men fully engaged in the lives of their respective communities. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 2006027947 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.36" W x 9.2" (1.28 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |