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Sweet freedom's plains : African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869
- Title
- Sweet freedom's plains : African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869 / Shirley Ann Wilson Moore.
- Author
- Moore, Shirley Ann Wilson, 1947-
- Publication
- Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
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Details
- Description
- xv, 368 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "A history of African American migration on the Mormon, California, and Oregon trails, as well as lesser-known routes, to reach the western territories and become permanent settlers or sojourners. Examines how the experiences of Black emigrants on these overland trails, their perceptions of the journey, and their expectations of the West and their new communities differed considerably from those of their white counterparts, even if some aspirations and outcomes remained similar."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Race and culture in the American West ; volume 12
- Uniform Title
- Race and culture in the American West ; v. 12.
- Alternative Title
- African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869
- Subjects
- African Americans
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Frontier and pioneer life
- United States, West
- Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
- 1800-1899
- Biography
- Travel
- African Americans > West (U.S.) > Biography
- United States > Overland Trails
- Overland Trails > Description and travel
- Race relations
- History
- African Americans > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century
- Overland journeys to the Pacific > History > 19th century
- West (U.S.) > Race relations
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-356) and index.
- Contents
- The early Black presence in the West -- On the eve of overland migration: antebellum slavery and freedom -- The jumping-off places -- The providential corridor -- Community and work on the trails -- Life, death, and acts of kindness -- Sweet freedom's plains -- Place of promise -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- Sc E 16-1989
- ISBN
- 9780806155623 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0806155620 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2016007764
- OCLC
- 949865851
- Author
- Moore, Shirley Ann Wilson, 1947- author.
- Title
- Sweet freedom's plains : African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869 / Shirley Ann Wilson Moore.
- Publisher
- Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Race and culture in the American West ; volume 12Race and culture in the American West ; v. 12.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-356) and index.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 16-1989