Oklahoma freedmen of the five tribes / Angela Y. Walton-Raji , foreword by Janice Lovelace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walton-Raji, Angela Y., author.

Contributor:

Lovelace, Janice, writer of foreword.

Series:

American heritage (Charleston, S.C.)

American heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Oklahoma--Relations with Indians--History.

African Americans.

Freed persons--Oklahoma--History.

Freed persons.

African Americans--Oklahoma--Genealogy.

Five Civilized Tribes--History.

Five Civilized Tribes.

Indians of North America--Mixed descent--Oklahoma.

Indians of North America.

Oklahoma--Ethnic relations--History.

Oklahoma.

African Americans--Relations with Indians.

Ethnic relations.

Indians of North America--Mixed descent.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : HISTORY PRESS US, 2023.

Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

The Freedmen of Oklahoma were black people, both enslaved and free, who had been living among the Indian nations. After the official abolition of slavery in 1866, they forged an identity as their own people as they faced the challenges of the western frontier. By 1906, before Oklahoma statehood, over 20,000 people were classified as "Freedmen" from Five Tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Nations. For decades, their descendants have been rediscovering their family history and restoring its place in the larger narrative. Angela Walton-Raji has compiled this collection of stories, told by descendants from all five tribes, to ensure that the Freedmen of Oklahoma claim their vibrant part of the state's heritage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.

ISBN:

9781467154772

1467154776

OCLC:

1395145194

Publisher Number:

99994653508