LEADER 03953nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910779476303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89862-4 010 $a0-8122-0808-0 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812208085 035 $a(CKB)2550000000707680 035 $a(EBL)3441802 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000786986 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11486523 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000786986 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10803907 035 $a(PQKB)11538221 035 $a(OCoLC)835765718 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21190 035 $a(DE-B1597)449582 035 $a(OCoLC)979741273 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812208085 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441802 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642137 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421112 035 $a(OCoLC)932312583 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441802 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000707680 100 $a20070122h20061943 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDelaware's forgotten folk$b[electronic resource] $ethe story of the Moors & Nanticokes /$fC.A. Weslager, with photographs by L.T. Alexander and drawings by John Swientochowski 205 $a1st pbk. ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$d2006, c1943 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8122-1983-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-215). 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tIllustrations -- $t1. Red, White, and Black -- $t2. The Mysterious Moor -- $t3. Plot in the Swamp -- $t4. The Persistent Red Thread -- $t5. An Unexpected Champion -- $t6. The Good Fight -- $t7. A World Unknown -- $t8. Links with the Past -- $tBibliography 330 $a"It is offered not as a textbook nor as a scientific discussion, but merely as reading entertainment founded on the life history, social struggle, and customs of a little-known people."?From the PrefaceC. A. Weslager's Delaware's Forgotten Folk chronicles the history of the Nanticoke Indians and the Cheswold Moors, from John Smith's first encounter with the Nanticokes along the Kuskakarawaok River in 1608, to the struggles faced by these uniquely multiracial communities amid the racial and social tensions of mid-twentieth-century America. It explores the legend surrounding the origin of the two distinct but intricately intertwined groups, focusing on how their uncommon racial heritage?white, black, and Native American?shaped their identity within society and how their traditional culture retained its significance into their present.Weslager's demonstrated command of available information and his familiarity with the people themselves bespeak his deep respect for the Moor and Nanticoke communities. What began as a curious inquiry into the overlooked peoples of the Delaware River Valley developed into an attentive and thoughtful study of a distinct group of people struggling to remain a cultural community in the face of modern opposition. Originally published in 1943, Delaware's Forgotten Folk endures as one of the fundamental volumes on understanding the life and history of the Nanticoke and Moor peoples. 606 $aIndians of North America$zDelaware$xHistory 606 $aNanticoke Indians$zDelaware$xHistory 606 $aAfrican Americans$zDelaware$xHistory 615 0$aIndians of North America$xHistory. 615 0$aNanticoke Indians$xHistory. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xHistory. 676 $a973.04/97 700 $aWeslager$b C. A$g(Clinton Alfred),$f1909-1994.$01490633 701 $aAlexander$b L. T$0655934 701 $aSwientochowski$b John F$01490634 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779476303321 996 $aDelaware's forgotten folk$93712108 997 $aUNINA