From Indian Territory to White Man's Country: Race, Nation, and the Politics of Land Ownership in Eastern Oklahoma, 1889-1940University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2002 - 351 pages |
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... lived and worked in a way more suggestive of the older Creek form of slavery . Her parents belonged to two different masters , but lived together in one home some distance from them . They farmed independently , directing their own ...
... lived and worked in a way more suggestive of the older Creek form of slavery . Her parents belonged to two different masters , but lived together in one home some distance from them . They farmed independently , directing their own ...
Page 292
... lived in profound rural poverty . Those who farmed mostly paid their rent with a share of their crops . 75 Some lived on small tracts that they rented from 73 " Report of Social and Economic Survey , Five Civilized Tribes as of February ...
... lived in profound rural poverty . Those who farmed mostly paid their rent with a share of their crops . 75 Some lived on small tracts that they rented from 73 " Report of Social and Economic Survey , Five Civilized Tribes as of February ...
Page 315
... lived on the grounds of the Newtown Creek Methodist Church outside of town . About a dozen other Creek families also called the church grounds home . They lived in a variety of rough camp houses . Some , like the Coxes , dwelled in log ...
... lived on the grounds of the Newtown Creek Methodist Church outside of town . About a dozen other Creek families also called the church grounds home . They lived in a variety of rough camp houses . Some , like the Coxes , dwelled in log ...
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