A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota

Green, William D.

ISBN 10: 0873515862 / ISBN 13: 9780873515863

Published by Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2007

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6.25 X 9.25 inches, 219 pages. Grey cloth hardcover with gilt type. Unmarked, Very Good. Unclipped DJ, Very Good, now in mylar protection. A history of African Americans in Minnesota from it's earliest years as a territory and a state.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873515862
• ISBN 13: 9780873515863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Minnesota related

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Synopsis

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.