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Black homesteaders of the South / Bernice Alexander Bennett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bennett, Bernice Alexander, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American pioneers--Southern States--History.
- African American pioneers.
- African Americans--Southern States--Social life and customs.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Social life and customs.
- Southern States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (156 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.
- Summary:
- Meet the black men and women who toiled from sunup to sundown to live the American dream.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword, by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Alabama Black Homesteaders
- Luke Sconiers
- William Beard
- Clem Horn
- Vandy Hutchins
- Frank Crittenden
- John Henry Kyles
- 2. Arkansas Black Homesteaders
- Levi or Levy Hampton
- Gideon Murphy
- Reuben Murphy
- Don and Minnie-Lee McCormick
- Irving Bass
- 3. Florida Black Homesteaders
- Alexander Gainer
- Simon Bell
- Randel Farnell
- Henry McGehee
- Stephen McCaskill
- George Jones
- 4. Louisiana Black Homesteaders
- Charles Baptiste
- Peter Clark
- Phoebe Ann Bartlett Franklin
- Frank Thompson
- Thomas Monroe Pittman
- Wade Pittman
- George Paysinger
- Moses Singleton
- Charles Henry Veal
- Andrew Richardson and Sarah Jane (Foster) Richardson
- George Williams and Chester Williams
- Henry and Julia Gordon
- Moses Dyson
- Moses Brumfield
- Labron Brock
- Josiah Cyprian
- John Turner
- Leander Youngblood
- 5. Mississippi Black Homesteaders
- Irvin Brumfield
- Europe Bates
- Samuel Brown
- Prince Dunbar
- Daner Gibson
- America Hunt Harrell/Harold
- Peter Hunt
- Jacob Ramsey
- William "Willie" or "Boss" Ramsey
- James Riely (Riley)
- Robert Veal
- Verdal Wills
- Sailor Allen
- Edmund Downs
- Conclusion
- Untold Stories of Black Homesteaders in Florida
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781439676431
- 1439676437
- OCLC:
- 1348480828
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