C-SPAN Cities Tour - Salem: R. Gregory Nokes "Breaking Chains"
March 1, 2014
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as posted by the channelHear about the only slavery case ever adjudicated in Oregon courts from R. Gregory Nokes, author of "Breaking Chains." Missouri slaves Robin and Polly Holmes and their children were brought to Oregon in 1844 by Nathaniel Ford, an influential settler and legislator. They were promised their freedom in exchange for help Ford develop his Willamette Valley farm. Robin and Polly were freed in 1850 however, Ford refused to free their children. Robin Holmes took Nathaniel Ford to court and won the case in 1853.
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