Slavery's reach : Southern slaveholders in the North Star State

The Resource Slavery's reach : Southern slaveholders in the North Star State
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Slavery's reach : Southern slaveholders in the North Star State
Title remainder
Southern slaveholders in the North Star State
Statement of responsibility
Christopher P. Lehman
Title variation
Southern slaveholders in the North Star State
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Language
eng
Summary
"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"--
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Biography type
contains biographical information
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DLC
Dewey number
306.3/6209776
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E445.M57
LC item number
L44 2019
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography

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