A peculiar imbalance; the fall and rise of racial equality in early Minnesota.9780873515863 A peculiar imbalance; the fall and rise of racial equality in early Minnesota. Green, William Green, William, 1872–1952, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Labor (1924–1952), b. Coshocton, Ohio. He rose through the ranks of the United Mine Workers of America, of which organization he was (1912–24) D. Minnesota Historical Soc.Press 2007 219 pages $32.95 Hardcover F614 In this hitherto untold history of Minnesota The history of Minnesota is the story of a U.S. state shaped by its original Native American residents, European exploration and settlement, and the emergence of industries made possible by the state's natural resources. , Green (history, Augsburg College
1. ) examines the political, social, and legal experiences of blacks living in the region between 1837 and 1869. The text explores the roles black Minnesotans had as slaves and free men and women and as residents of Fort Snelling Fort Snelling, on a bluff above the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, SE Minn.; est. 1820. It served as a regional protective barrier and as a nucleus for settlement. Minneapolis grew on the fort reservation in the mid-1800s. , of missions, of Indian communities, and of an early St. Paul evolving from a French- speaking settlement into an American city, and the impact of interracial in·ter·ra·cial adj. Relating to, involving, or representing different races: interracial fellowship; an interracial neighborhood. relationships and the views of others on the formation of a black person's self-identity. In the process, the text offers insights into one of the most basic of issues--how Anglo American Minnesotans weighed racial and cultural differences against the question of citizenship. Academic but accessible to the general reader. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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