A struggle for heritage : archaeology and civil rights in a Long Island community /

Based on ten years of collaborative, community-based research, this book examines the history of race and racism in a mixed-heritage Native American and African American community on Long Island's North Shore, demonstrating how archaeology can be an activist voice for a vulnerable population�...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Matthews, Christopher N., 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]
Series:	Cultural heritage studies.
Subjects:	Excavations (Archaeology) > New York (State) > Setauket. Civil rights > New York (State) > Setauket > History. Setauket (N.Y.) > History. Long Island (N.Y.) > History.

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Summary:	Based on ten years of collaborative, community-based research, this book examines the history of race and racism in a mixed-heritage Native American and African American community on Long Island's North Shore, demonstrating how archaeology can be an activist voice for a vulnerable population's civil rights.
Physical Description:	xxiii, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-280) and index.
ISBN:	9780813066684 0813066689