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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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Race and culture in the American West ; v. 12.
Main Author: Moore, Shirley Ann Wilson, 1947- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
Series:Race and culture in the American West ; v. 12.
Subjects:
African Americans > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Overland Trails > Description and travel.
Overland journeys to the Pacific > History > 19th century.
African Americans > West (U.S.) > Biography.
West (U.S.) > Race relations.
African Americans.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Race relations.
Travel.
United States > Overland Trails.
West United States.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Physical Description:xv, 368 pages ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:
African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.