African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizens (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)

by Celia E . Naylor (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $45.92

  Charts the experiences of enslaved and free African Cherokees from the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma's entry into the Union in 1907. This book explores how slaves connected with Indian communities not only through Indian customs - language, clothing, and food - but also through bonds of kinship.