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I've Been Here All the While

Black Freedom on Native Land
  • Alaina E. Roberts
2021
University of Pennsylvania Press

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  • A courtroom or public civic room full of people, with white and black people sitting on opposite sides of a railing.
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    When Tribal Nations Expel Their Black Members

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  • Illustration of black calvary officers with a Native American, circa 1874
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    Is This Land Made for You and Me?

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  • Map of Indian Territory
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    The Troubling Paradox of Slavery in Indian Territory

    My ancestors were enslaved—but their freedom came at a price for others.
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