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For one Oregon slave, the Civil War didn’t end bondage

For one Oregon slave, the Civil War didn’t end bondage

Update: 2025-08-14
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Ame died in 1874, more than 10 years after President Abraham Lincoln set her free. So, why does her gravestone still identify her as a slave? We'll probably never know. (Corvallis, Benton County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1110c-civil-war-didnt-end-slavery-for-oregon-woman-named-ame.html)
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For one Oregon slave, the Civil War didn’t end bondage

For one Oregon slave, the Civil War didn’t end bondage

Finn J.D. John