by R. Gregory Nokes | Jul 23, 2021 | Blog
Most Oregonians today are probably unaware of how close Oregon came to becoming a slave state.
Slavery was intensely debated at Oregon’s Constitutional Convention in 1857. In fact, it was the overriding issue facing the 60 delegates gathered in the old wood-frame Marion County Courthouse in Salem.
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by R. Gregory Nokes | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog
March 20th’s NW Authors Series program is ready to view online. Author, journalist, and historian R. Gregory Nokes discussed the history of slavery in early Oregon.
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by R. Gregory Nokes | Dec 19, 2020 | Blog
By R. Gregory NokesColumbia: The Magazine of Northwest HistoryWinter 2020-21 Before Robert McMillan dies, he will make a deathbed confession to his father of his involvement in one of the most horrific crimes in the American West. The 1889 photograph,... » Read More
by R. Gregory Nokes | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog, Coverage
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... » Read More
by R. Gregory Nokes | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog
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... » Read More
