A Peculiar Imbalance

by Green, William D.

• ISBN13: 9780873515863
• ISBN10: 0873515862
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pr

Summary

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.

Author Biography

William D. Green is an associate professor of history at Augsburg College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
So Many Borders Not Observed	p. 3
The Story of Jim Thompson	p. 17
The Liberal Civilization	p. 37
A Peculiar Imbalance	p. 49
Shake the Dust from Your Armor!	p. 71
Divided Brethren	p. 83
The Good Indians	p. 103
Trouble on the Levee	p. 127
In Relief of the Reproach of Unjust Discrimination	p. 141
The Attainable Destiny	p. 165
"Your Race Is Now on Trial!"	p. 173
Notes	p. 187
Index	p. 209
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