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“Hang Him Decently And In Order”: Order, Politics, And The 1853 Lynching Of Hiram, A Slave, Zachary Dowdle Nov 2019

“Hang Him Decently And In Order”: Order, Politics, And The 1853 Lynching Of Hiram, A Slave, Zachary Dowdle

The Confluence (2009-2020)

Lynching became a visible tool for slaveowners to deal with community regulatory issues, as Zachary Dowdle suggests in this article.


“Contraband Camps In St. Louis: A Contested Path To Freedom”, Jane M. Davis Nov 2011

“Contraband Camps In St. Louis: A Contested Path To Freedom”, Jane M. Davis

The Confluence (2009-2020)

During the Civil War, Union officers were sometimes inundated with former slaves, which the Union considered “contraband,” and refused to return them to their owners. Jane Davis examines these contraband camps in St. Louis.