{"product_id":"a-peculiar-imbalance-william-d-green-9780816697304","title":"A Peculiar Imbalance: The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Minnesota, 1837-1869","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Peculiar Imbalance \u003c\/i\u003eis the little-known history of the black experience in Minnesota in the mid-1800s, a time of dramatic change in the region. William D. Green explains how, as white progressive politicians pushed for statehood, black men who had been integrated members of the community, owning businesses and maintaining good relationships with their neighbors, found themselves denied the right to vote or to run for office in those same communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Minnesota was transformed from a wilderness territory to a state, the concepts of race and ethnicity and the distinctions among them made by Anglo-Americans grew more rigid and arbitrary. A black man might enjoy economic success and a middle-class lifestyle but was not considered a citizen under the law. In contrast, an Irish Catholic man was able to vote--as could a mixed-blood Indian--but might find himself struggling to build a business because of the ethnic and religious prejudices of the Anglo-American community. \u003ci\u003eA Peculiar Imbalance\u003c\/i\u003e examines these disparities, reflecting on the political, social, and legal experiences of black men from 1837 to 1869, the year of black suffrage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William D. Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816697302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816697304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"William D. Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640571056383,"sku":"9780816697304","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba0adad2-1055-4043-9947-be64a136a08c.jpg?v=1740669983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-peculiar-imbalance-william-d-green-9780816697304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}