9780803226678-0803226675-African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology

African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology

ISBN-13: 9780803226678
ISBN-10: 0803226675
Author: Bruce A. Glasrud, Charles A. Braithwaite
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Format: Paperback 404 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780803226678
ISBN-10: 0803226675
Author: Bruce A. Glasrud, Charles A. Braithwaite
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Format: Paperback 404 pages

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African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology (ISBN-13: 9780803226678 and ISBN-10: 0803226675), written by authors Bruce A. Glasrud, Charles A. Braithwaite, was published by University of Nebraska Press in 2009. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Black & African American (Cultural & Regional) books. You can easily purchase or rent African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Black & African American books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Until recently, histories of the American West gave little evidence of the presence—let alone importance—of African Americans in the unfolding of the western frontier. There might have been a mention of Estevan, slavery, or the Dred Scott decision, but the rich and varied experience of African Americans on the Great Plains went largely unnoted. This book, the first of its kind, supplies that critical missing chapter in American history. Originally published over the span of twenty-five years in Great Plains Quarterly, the essays collected here describe the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. The authors address race relations, discrimination, and violence. They tell of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and they examine African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. From individuals such as “Pap” Singleton, Era Bell Thompson, Aaron Douglas, and Alphonso Trent; to incidents at Fort Hays, Brownsville, and Topeka; to defining moments in government, education, and the arts—this collection offers the first comprehensive overview of the black experience on the Plains.
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