Sweet freedom's plains
Subtitle: African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869
By: Shirley Ann Wilson Moore
Series: Race and culture in the American West -- volume 12; Race and culture in the American West -- v. 12.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780806155623
Subjects: Race relations; Description and travel; Frontier and pioneer life; Overland journeys to the Pacific; African Americans; Biography; History
Other titles: African Americans on the Overland Trails, 1841-1869
Description: "A history of African American migration on the Mormon, California, and Oregon trails, as well as lesser-known routes, to reach the western territories and become permanent settlers or sojourners. Examines how the experiences of Black emigrants on these overland trails, their perceptions of the journey, and their expectations of the West and their new communities differed considerably from those of their white counterparts, even if some aspirations and outcomes remained similar."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-356) and index.
Table of contents: title: The early Black presence in the West; title: On the eve of overland migration: antebellum slavery and freedom; title: The jumping-off places; title: The providential corridor; title: Community and work on the trails; title: Life, death, and acts of kindness; title: Sweet freedom's plains; title: Place of promise; title: Epilogue.