Slavery and Black Exclusion in the American West

Before the Civil War, Western states and territories became a battleground over the westward expansion of slavery and the status of free and enslaved Black people. Professor Stacey Smith, a historian at Oregon State University, will explore the enslavement of Black people in the West and African American resistance to slavery, as well as how both issues intertwined with anti-Black exclusion laws in Oregon and California.

This event takes place at the High Desert Museum. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
Tickets are $7. Members receive 20% discount.

More details and tickets here.