African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizens

Forcibly removed from their homes in the late 1830s, Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians brought their African-descended slaves with them along the Trail of Tears and resettled in Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma. Celia E. Naylor vividly

Author(s): Celia E. Naylor
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Published: 2008
Pages: 376
Categories: Social Science