Southern Seed, Northern Soil: African-American Farm Communities in the Midwest, 1765-1900
(Part of the Midwestern History and Culture Series)
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Southern Seed, Northern Soil captures the exceptional history of the Beech and Roberts settlements, two African-American and mixed-race farming communities on the Indiana frontier in the 1830s. Stephen Vincent analyzes the founders' backgrounds as a distinctive free people of color from the Old South. He traces the migration that culminated in the founding of the two communities. He follows the settlements' transformations through the pioneer...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0253213312
ISBN13:9780253213310
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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