Cherokee Freedmen and the Color of Belonging

This Article addresses the Cherokee Nation and its historic conflict with the descendants of its former black slaves, designated Cherokee Freedmen. This Article specifically addresses how historic discussions of black, red, and white skin colors, designating the African-ancestored, aboriginal (Nativ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lolita Buckner Inniss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-10-01
Series:Columbia Journal of Race and Law
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjrl/article/view/2308