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Loading... Slavery's reach : Southern slaveholders in the North Star State (edition 2019)by Christopher P. Lehman
Work InformationSlavery's Reach: Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State by Christopher P. Lehman
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"From the 1840s through the end of the Civil War, leading Minnesotans invited slaveholders and their wealth into the free territory and free state of Minnesota, enriching the area's communities and residents. Dozens of southern slaveholders and people raised in slaveholding families purchased land and backed Minnesota businesses. Slaveholders' wealth was invested in some of the state's most significant institutions and provided a financial foundation for several towns and counties. And the money generated by Minnesota investments flowed both ways, supporting some of the South's largest plantations. Christopher Lehman has brought to light this hidden history of northern complicity in building slaveholder wealth"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)306.3Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Economic institutionsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |