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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451380103321

Autore

Minges Patrick N (Patrick Neal), <1954-, >

Titolo

Slavery in the Cherokee Nation : the Keetoowah Society and the defining of a people, 1855-1867 / / by Patrick N. Minges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-94208-0

1-138-98207-5

1-280-07603-8

0-203-49675-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Collana

Studies in African American history & culture

Disciplina

973.7/09766

Soggetti

Cherokee Indians - Societies, etc

Cherokee Indians - Ethnic identity

Secret societies - Oklahoma - History

African Americans - Relations with Indians

Slavery - Southern States - History

Slavery - Oklahoma - History

Ex-slaves of Indian tribes - Oklahoma

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-288) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Red, White, and Black in the Old South; ~Civilization~ and Its Discontents; The Birth and Growth of the Keetoowah Society; ~Between Two Fires~; ~So Laudable an Enterprise~; ~The Most Sacred Obligations~; Conclusion: Identity and Ideology; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This work explores the dynamic issues of race and religion within the Cherokee Nation and to look at the role of secret societies in shaping these forces during the nineteenth century.