The nation s ninth vice president had an enslaved wife
Ronald G. Shafer, The Washington Post
Feb. 7, 2021
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1of3Richard Mentor Johnson became vice president in 1837.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
2of3This political cartoon was a racist attack on Richard Mentor Johnson because of his relationship with Julia Chinn.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
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She was born enslaved and remained that way her entire life, even after she became Richard Mentor Johnson s bride.
Johnson, a Kentucky congressman who eventually became the nation s ninth vice president in 1837, couldn t legally marry Julia Chinn. Instead the couple exchanged vows at a local church with a wedding celebration organized by the enslaved people at his family s plantation in Great Crossing, according to Miriam Biskin, who wrote about Chinn decades ago.
100 YEARS AGO
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D.E. White, who for the past several years has farmed one of the best places in southern Jefferson County, selling recently to Geo. L. Burtt interest has accepted the position as manager of the Central Oregon holdings of that company. In this action both the Geo. L. Burtt company and Central Oregon are to be congratulated. In Mr. White, this company will find a capable and energetic businessman well qualified for the position. In speaking with Mr. White last week regarding the Japanese question a representative of the Pioneer was told, In this contract there are many hundreds of acres of land which must be farmed and harvested. Every effort will be made to secure local help to do this work. In consideration of present conditions, I do not believe there will ever be any further call to go out of the territory for labor. Even if it were necessary it is not probable that Japs will be hired. This country is too high for them and about all they did while
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