Oklahoma Freedmen of the Five Tribes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walton-Raji, Angela Y.

Series:

American Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Five Civilized Tribes.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

Explore accounts of Oklahoma's Freedmen as told by their descendants in these stories of resistance and resilience on the Western frontier. 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.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword, by Janice Lovelace, PhD

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I. CHEROKEE FREEDMEN

1. Henrietta Rogers Austin, by Johnnilyn Kutten

2. John "Doc Cousa" Baldridge, by Monyette Hall Ellington

3. All Roads Lead to Sarah, by Verna Downing Rogers

4. Li'na (ᎵᎿ) Ella Mae Ross, by Anita McGruder-Johnson

5. George Vann, by Gwendolyn Montes-Shinault

PART II. CHOCTAW FREEDMEN

6. Grandma Rachael: A Force of Fierceness, by Charlotte Gordon

7. Burris, Coleman, Butler, Simpson and Cole, by Doris Burris Williamson

8. Between Borderlands: American Habitus, Native Lands, by Michael Tyrone Dean Jr.

9. Rose Wilson Oakes, by Melanie S. Midget, DO

10. Margaret Ann Wilson: Say Her Name, by Terry J. Ligon

11. Discovery of a Studied History, by Jerry Harris Moore

12. Walton, Sanders and Perry Families, by Angela Y. Walton-Raji

13. A Tale of Two Sisters, by Shelby R.B. Ward

PART III. CHICKASAW FREEDMEN

14. Ardena Darneal: Chickasaw Freedwoman and Choctaw By Blood, by Verdie Triplett

15. Simon Love: Chickasaw Community Leader and Entrepreneur, by Sandy Williams Bordenave

16. Hatakalusa, by Sandy Williams Bordenave

17. Mary Lamey, by Carlotta Kemp Wheeler

18. Descendants of Sam, Catherine and Litcy Perry, by Athena Butler

PART IV. MUSCOGEE CREEK FREEDMEN

19. Documenting My Grandmother's Ties, by Grant N. Perryman

20. Grace Sells Ford, by Kenneth R. Ford

21. America Cohee-Webster, by Rhonda K. Grayson

22. Three Adopted Brothers, by Grant N. Perryman

23. Eddie Warrior, Creek Freedman and Muskogee Educator, by Edwyna Warrior Triplett

24. Barnett-Fields-Johnson Family History, by Gail M. Jackson

PART V. SEMINOLE FREEDMEN

25. Witty Cudjoe, by Caitlin Bella Cudjo

26. My Seminole Story, by Saché Primeaux-Shaw.

27. Seminole Legacy, by Anastasia Pittman

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781439678640

1439678642

OCLC:

1414457977