Category:African Americans in Lane County
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| + | Some evidence of slavery can be found in court cases and legal records of transfers of property. The most famous court case concerned the Holmes children. In the early 1850's [[Teal, Joseph|Joseph Teal]] purchased a black boy and his grandmother from a man named Southworth, who lived in Lane County. Teal freed the pair, and they settled on the [[Long Tom River]] near [[Junction City]]. A black woman, Luteshia Censor, sued the estate of her former owner for wages she had earned while living in Oregon. Other less formal arrangements existed between whites and blacks who came to Oregon together, but in [[1857]] it became clear that some slaves were being held in Oregon in the same sense as slaves were held in other areas of the country.[http://gesswhoto.com/paradise-chapter4-pg2.html] | ||
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Some evidence of slavery can be found in court cases and legal records of transfers of property. The most famous court case concerned the Holmes children. In the early 1850's Joseph Teal purchased a black boy and his grandmother from a man named Southworth, who lived in Lane County. Teal freed the pair, and they settled on the Long Tom River near Junction City. A black woman, Luteshia Censor, sued the estate of her former owner for wages she had earned while living in Oregon. Other less formal arrangements existed between whites and blacks who came to Oregon together, but in 1857 it became clear that some slaves were being held in Oregon in the same sense as slaves were held in other areas of the country.[1]
Articles in category "African Americans in Lane County"
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