Contents
Foreword by Gwen Carr
Note on the Second Edition
Preface
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 1850–1857
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
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index