Ties that Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom

Abstract

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS SHOEBOOTS FAMILY TREE PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE BONE OF MY BONE: SLAVERY, RACE, AND NATION--EAST 1. CAPTIVITY 2. SLAVERY 3. MOTHERHOOD 4. PROPERTY 5. CHRISTIANITY 6. NATIONHOOD 7. GOLD RUSH PART TWO OF BLOOD AND BONE: FREEDOM, KINSHIP, AND CITIZENSHIP--WEST 8. REMOVAL 9. CAPTURE 10. FREEDOM EPILOGUE: CITIZENSHIP CODA: THE SHOEBOOTS FAMILY TODAY APPENDIX 1. RESEARCH METHODS AND CHALLENGES APPENDIX 2. DEFINITION AND USE OF TERMS APPENDIX 3. CHEROKEE NAMES AND MISTAKEN IDENTITIES APPENDIX 4. PRIMARY SOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY NOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX