A peculiar paradise : a history of blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940 / Elizabeth McLagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLagan, Elizabeth, 1947- author.

Contributor:

Oregon Black Pioneers, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Oregon--History.

African Americans.

Oregon--History.

Oregon.

Oregon--Race relations.

Physical Description:

xiv, 193 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Elizabeth McLagan's A Peculiar Paradise: a History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940 remains the most comprehensive chronology of Black life in Oregon more than forty years after its original publication. The book has long been a resource for those seeking information on the legal and social barriers faced by people of African descent in Oregon. McLagan's work reveals how, in spite of those barriers, Black individuals and families made Oregon their home, and helped create the state's modern Black communities. Long out of print, the book is available again in cooperation with Oregon Black Pioneers, Oregon's statewide African American historical society. The revised second edition includes additional details for students and scholars, new annotations to the text, an expanded reading list, updated artwork, and a new foreword"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Into the Wilderness

Blacks in Oregon 1788

1850

2. To Keep Clear of this Most Troublesome Class

The Exclusion Laws 1844

1857

3. To Hold Slaves in Oregon

The Slavery Debates 1850

4. Within Every Rule

Legislation in Oregon 1857

1860

5. No Farther into the Dark Clouds

Legislation in Oregon 1860

1875

6. A Few Colored Men in Oregon

Blacks in Oregon 1850

1900

7. Sober, Industrious and Honest

The Black Community in Portland Gallery of photographs

8. A Very Prejudiced State

Discrimination in Oregon 1900

1940

9. Simple Justice

Civil Rights Legislation 1893

1939

10. A Tough Spot with a Nice Climate

Epilogue

Afterword

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

"Published in cooperation with Oregon Black Pioneers."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-183) and index.

ISBN:

0870712217

9780870712210

OCLC:

1341845615