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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2013]
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Edition: | Rev. edition / |
Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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.