The place we make : breaking the legacy of legalized hate /
Sanderson, Sarah L.,
The place we make : breaking the legacy of legalized hate / Sarah L. Sanderson ; foreword by Chanté Griffin. - First edition. - xxvi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of publication from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Prologue -- The founder -- From ignorance to empathy -- The treasure hunter -- From clenched fists to open hands -- The judge -- From supremacy to shalom -- The pastor -- From silence to self-disclosure -- The exile -- From exclusion to community -- Epilogue: After repentance -- Discussion questions.
"The stunning true story of a Black man convicted and exiled from Oregon under the territory's Exclusion Law in 1851-and of a white woman wrestling with faith, racism, and privilege today after discovering that she's related to the pastor who stood by and watched"-- When Sanderson moved back to the outskirts of Portland, Oregon-- called the "Whitest city in America"-- she became curious about the colonization of the West, her ancestors, and the legal exile of Jacob Vanderpool, a Black man convicted and exiled under the Oregon Exclusion Law in 1851. She examined four city leaders involved in Vanderpool's case: Oregon City's founder, the case judge, Vanderpool's accuser, and a local pastor-- as well as the cultural and theological fallout of their decisions. Along the way, Sanderson took a hard look at her tendencies to ignore the possibility of prejudice in her heart, and the importance to contributing to the good of the people and places around us. -- adapted from jacket
9780593444733 0593444736
2023006259
Race relations.
Equality.
The place we make : breaking the legacy of legalized hate / Sarah L. Sanderson ; foreword by Chanté Griffin. - First edition. - xxvi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of publication from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Prologue -- The founder -- From ignorance to empathy -- The treasure hunter -- From clenched fists to open hands -- The judge -- From supremacy to shalom -- The pastor -- From silence to self-disclosure -- The exile -- From exclusion to community -- Epilogue: After repentance -- Discussion questions.
"The stunning true story of a Black man convicted and exiled from Oregon under the territory's Exclusion Law in 1851-and of a white woman wrestling with faith, racism, and privilege today after discovering that she's related to the pastor who stood by and watched"-- When Sanderson moved back to the outskirts of Portland, Oregon-- called the "Whitest city in America"-- she became curious about the colonization of the West, her ancestors, and the legal exile of Jacob Vanderpool, a Black man convicted and exiled under the Oregon Exclusion Law in 1851. She examined four city leaders involved in Vanderpool's case: Oregon City's founder, the case judge, Vanderpool's accuser, and a local pastor-- as well as the cultural and theological fallout of their decisions. Along the way, Sanderson took a hard look at her tendencies to ignore the possibility of prejudice in her heart, and the importance to contributing to the good of the people and places around us. -- adapted from jacket
9780593444733 0593444736
2023006259
Race relations.
Equality.