A Conversation with Jefferson Cowie, Author, Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
That Said With Michael Zeldin
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Federal Authority vs. Local Resistance in Barbour County
This chapter explores the tumultuous relationship between federal power and local settlers in 1830s Barbour County, Alabama, focusing on the Indian Removal Act and its implications. It recounts the tension that arose as federal marshals attempted to enforce treaties with Native tribes, leading to local resentment against President Andrew Jackson. The actions of notable figures like Marshal Crawford and anti-federal martyr Hardiman Owens reveal the enduring conflict between state autonomy and federal authority that shaped American history.
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