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

William D. Green (Author)

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Hardcover: 232 pages
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press (Feb 1 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0873515862
ISBN-13: 978-0873515863
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 544 g

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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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4.0 out of 5 stars Peculiar Imbalance review, Sep 23 2008

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This review is from: A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota (Hardcover)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, comprehensive history, May 14 2007

By D. M. Ritchie "Mark Ritchie" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Early Minnesota (Hardcover)

Dr. Green has put together a wide range of original sources to paint a comprehensive picture of life and the interactions among different communities at the time of statehood in Minnesota - 1858. He helps us see how Irish Catholics, Africans slaves and former slaves, Native Americans, mixed race, French, and many other communities fit together in a complex and every changing society. Excellent timing -- just before the state's sesqucentennial.

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