The Forgotten People : Cane River's Creoles of Color /

This book revisits Cane River's "forgotten people" and incorporates new findings and insight gleaned across thirty-five years of further research. This edition provides a nuanced portrayal of the lives of Creole slaves and the roles allowed to freed people of color, tackling issues of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mills, Gary B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2013]
Edition:Rev. edition /
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Creoles.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Creoles > Louisiana > Cane River Region.
Louisiana > Natchitoches Parish.
Louisiana > Cane River Region.
Natchitoches Parish (La.) > History.
Cane River Region, La. > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A fusion of roots
  • A matriarchal legacy
  • Photo essay : Cane River, circa 1740
  • Early development of the Isle Brevelle community
  • Background of the major allied families
  • In pursuit of wealth
  • The faith of their fathers
  • Cane River culture
  • Racism and citizenship
  • Economic and social decline.

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