{"product_id":"book-a-peculiar-paradise","title":"A Peculiar Paradise: A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788–1940","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth McLagan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Peculiar Paradise: A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788–1940,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains the most comprehensive chronology of Black life in Oregon more than forty years after its original publication in 1980. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OBP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071389974681,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1364\/3881\/files\/peculiar_1.png?v=1778022168","url":"https:\/\/shop.patchmarks.com\/products\/book-a-peculiar-paradise","provider":"Patchmarks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}