Trail sisters : freedwomen in Indian Territory, 1850-1890 /

Traces the journey of African American women enslaved by the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole and Creek Nations from arrival in Indian Territory to free-citizen status in 1890.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Reese, Linda Williams, 1946-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, [2013]
Series:	Plains histories.
Subjects:	African Americans > Relations with Indians. African American women > Indian Territory > History > 19th century. Ex-slaves of Indian tribes > Indian Territory > History. Indians of North America > Mixed descent. Slavery > Oklahoma > History. Oklahoma > Race relations. United States > Race relations.

Table of Contents:

Living in slavery
Surviving the war
Reconstructing families
Making a new life
Building communities.