Trail Sisters Freedwomen in Indian Territory, 18501890 |
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| Author:
| Reese, Linda Williams |
| Series title: | Plains Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68283-015-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Suddenly free after the Civil War, African American women enslaved by the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek Nations had nowhere to turn. Freedwomen found themselves negotiating new lives within a labyrinth of federal and tribal oversight, Indian resentment, and intruding entrepreneurs and settlers. Linda Williams Reese is the first to trace the harsh and often bitter journey of these women.
Suddenly free after the Civil War, African American women enslaved by the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek Nations had nowhere to turn. Freedwomen found themselves negotiating new lives within a labyrinth of federal and tribal oversight, Indian resentment, and intruding entrepreneurs and settlers. Linda Williams Reese is the first to trace the harsh and often bitter journey of these women.