"In Contested Territory, Murray R. Wickett offers the first complete history of the interaction between whites, Native Americans, and African Americans in the Indian and Oklahoma Territories from the end of the Civil War until Oklahoma statehood in 1907, addressing questions about the nature of American race relations, the answers to which far transcend the territorial boundaries of the region.". "Wickett tells his story with an array of sources that includes poems, anecdotes, and particularly well-chosen pictures. Through government records, newspapers, diaries, and oral history interviews,…
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Louisiana State University Press · 240 pages · 9780807125847
Race relationsIndians of North AmericaEx-slaves of Indian tribesRelations with IndiansAfrican AmericansHistoryAfrican americans, oklahomaIndian territory
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