The place we make : breaking the legacy of legalized hate
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
[Colorado Springs, CO] : WaterBrook, an imprint of Random House, [2023]
Physical Description
xxvi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
"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
Contents
- 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.