A peculiar paradise : a history of blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940

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Author:

McLagan, Elizabeth, 1947- author.

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.

Edition:

Second edition.

Physical Description:

xiv, 193 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Subject Term:

African Americans -- Oregon -- History.

African Americans -- Oregon -- Social conditions.

African Americans -- Oregon -- Social life and customs.

Geographic Term:

Oregon -- History.

Oregon -- Race relations.

Added Corporate Author:

Oregon Black Pioneers,

Publisher:

Oregon State University Press,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9780870712210

Publication Information:

Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2022.

Call Number:

305.896 MCLAGAN

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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 in 1980. Elizabeth 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. A longtime resource for those seeking information on the legal and social barriers faced by people of African descent in Oregon, the book is available again through this co-publication with Oregon Black Pioneers, Oregon's statewide African American historical society. The revised second edition includes additional details for students and scholars, an expanded reading list, a new selection of historic images, and a new foreword by Gwen Carr and afterword by Elizabeth McLagan.

Author Notes

Elizabeth McLagan is a freelance writer and retired instructor at Portland Community College. She graduated with a degree in history from Oregon State University and earned an MFA in poetry from Eastern Washington University.
Oregon Black Pioneers is Oregon's only historical society dedicated to preserving and presenting the experiences of African Americans statewide. Since 1993, Oregon Black Pioneers has illuminated the seldom-told history of people of African descent in Oregon through exhibitions, public programs, publications, and historical research. Learn more at oregonblackpioneers.org.

Gwen Carr

Foreword	p. ix
Note on the Second Edition	p. xii
Preface	p. xiii
1 Into the Wilderness	p. 1
Blacks in Oregon 1788-1850
2 To Keep Clear of this Most Troublesome Class	p. 19
The Exclusion Laws 1844-1857
3 To Hold Slaves in Oregon	p. 28
The Slavery Debates 1850-1857
4 Within Every Rule	p. 42
Legislation in Oregon 1857-1860
5 No Farther into the Dark Clouds	p. 53
Legislation in Oregon 1860-1875
6 A Few Colored Men in Oregon	p. 66
Blacks in Oregon 1850-1900
7 Sober, Industrious and Honest	p. 80
The Black Community in Portland
Gallery of photographs	p. 97
8 A Very Prejudiced State	p. 112
Discrimination in Oregon 1900-1940
9 Simple Justice	p. 129
Civil Rights Legislation 1893-1939
10 A Tough Spot with a Nice Climate	p. 143
Epilogue
Afterword	p. 153
Acknowledgments	p. 155
Appendix	p. 159
Notes	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 175
Index	p. 185

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