Sweet freedom's plains : African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869 / Shirley Ann Wilson Moore.
"A history of African American migration on the Mormon, California, and Oregon trails, as well as lesser-known routes, to reach the western territories and become permanent settlers or sojourners. Examines how the experiences of Black emigrants on these overland trails, their perceptions of the jour...
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| Language: | English |
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Norman :
University of Oklahoma Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Race and culture in the American West ;
v. 12. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 368 pages ; 24 cm. |
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African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869 |
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| 505 | 0 | |a The early Black presence in the West -- On the eve of overland migration: antebellum slavery and freedom -- The jumping-off places -- The providential corridor -- Community and work on the trails -- Life, death, and acts of kindness -- Sweet freedom's plains -- Place of promise -- Epilogue. | |
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