On Jordan's banks
Subtitle: emancipation and its aftermath in the Ohio River Valley
By: Darrel E. Bigham.
Series: Ohio River Valley series
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lexington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
Subjects: African Americans -- Ohio River Valley -- History -- 19th century; Slaves -- Emancipation -- Ohio River Valley; Ohio River Valley -- History -- 19th century
Description: "The story of the Ohio River and its settlements is an integral part of American history, particularly during the country's westward expansion. The vibrant African American communities along the Ohio's banks, however, have rarely been studied in depth. Blacks have lived in the Ohio River Valley since the late eighteenth century, and because the river divided the free labor North and the slave labor South, black communities faced unique challenges."

"In On Jordan's Banks, Darrel E. Bigham examines the lives of African Americans in the counties along the northern and southern banks of the Ohio River both before and in the years directly following the Civil War. Gleaning material from biographies and primary sources written as early as the 1860s, as well as public records, Bigham separates historical truth from the legends that grew up surrounding these communities."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.