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African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
Glasrud Braithwaite
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Description for African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
Paperback. An Anthology. 404 pages. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Braithwaite, Charles A. Describes the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. This title tells of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and examines African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight: 536.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803226678
SKU
V9780803226678
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About Glasrud Braithwaite
Bruce A. Glasrud is a professor emeritus of history at California State University, East Bay, and a retired dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Sul Ross State University. He is the editor of numerous works, including (with Merline Pitre) Black Women in Texas History. Charles A. Braithwaite is the editor of Great Plains Quarterly, and a University of Nebraska–Lincoln ... Read more
Reviews for African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
"For those of us who continue to study the African American experience in the heartland, especially the northern heartland, this anthology is an important addition to the literature and, one may hope, the first of many."—Betti C. Vanepps-Taylor, South Dakota History "This collection belongs on the shelf of every reader with an interest in African American history or the history ... Read more