Articles by: R. Gregory Nokes
Nokes interview with Chinese American Media
Greg Nokes gives a wide-ranging interview for a Chinese-American audience about his book, Massacred for Gold, social unrest, racial issues and the 2020 election. The interviewer was Sabrina Lin, a senior at Amherst College on behalf of Chinese American Media, a...
Books in Common: R. Gregory Nokes and Jane Kirkpatrick
Fellow author Jane Kirkpatrick and I spoke on our books for a Zoom event: Books in Common. My presentation focused on “Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory,” which is especially relevant in these troubled times. SEE IT HERE. Jane spoke...
The Oregonian — Opinion: Oregon’s racist history runs deeper than you might think
The widespread white support in Oregon for the Black Lives Matter movement, reflected in weeks of peaceful demonstrations from Portland to far-off Wallowa County, is in striking contrast to the state’s long history of racial exclusion and discrimination.
Peter Hardeman Burnett’s Short but Notorious Judicial Legacy
Historians have never quite figured out how to judge Peter Hardeman Burnett, and so mostly have ignored him. Yet in the sweep of western history, he’s a hard man to ignore. He held more positions in the early American West than any other leader, including a short term on the California Supreme Court in 1857–1858.