Black tie, white tie : chronicle of an American family 1739-1940 Lyle E. Gibson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Lyle E. (Lyle Eric), 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reed family.

Walker family.

African Americans--Louisiana--Genealogy.

African Americans.

African Americans--Arkansas--Genealogy.

Louisiana--Genealogy.

Louisiana.

Arkansas--Genealogy.

Arkansas.

Physical Description:

xx, 168 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kansas City, Kan. : Cushani Pub., c2003

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments iv

List of Charts viii

List of Illustrations viii

List of Photographs ix

Preface xii

Introduction xv

CHAPTER ONE 1

An Historical Perspective of the Black Family

The Impact of Slavery on the Black Family

CHAPTER TWO 11

On the Sansing/Adkins Plantations

Slave Mariah Gives Birth to a Mulatto Child

Whom She Names Elijah

CHAPTER THREE 43

A House Reconstructed

Elijah Rises to the Challenge

CHAPTER FOUR 61

Farewell to Claiborne Parish

Talk of Migrating to Arkansas Gathers Speed

CHAPTER FIVE 67

A Sense of Place

Walker Family Builds Its Legacy

CHAPTER SIX 81

Ties That Bind

Echoes from the Past Transcend Generations

Afterword 109

Appendix 121

Notes 140

Bibliography 156

Subject Index 163

Index of Names 165 <BR><BR>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Reed family, Walker family, African Americans Louisiana Genealogy, African Americans Arkansas Genealogy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-162) and index.

ISBN:

0972849009

9780972849005

OCLC:

53360879