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Research turns up evidence of enslaved people and Japanese agricultural labor in Draper history
Summary
A commissioner reported documentary evidence that enslaved people lived in early Draper and said research is also uncovering significant Japanese contributions to local agriculture; he will continue the work and share copies of findings with commissioners.
David Hale reported to the commission that research has identified documents showing that enslaved people lived in early Draper and said he is pursuing additional ethnic-history lines of inquiry, including Japanese involvement in regional agriculture. He told members he has prepared copies of the material and made them available to commissioners who want them.
Members discussed using these findings in interpretive outreach and in the commission's historical-education work, with David saying he will continue the research and assemble supplemental documents for the archive.
