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The Bone and Sinew of the Land

Anna-Lisa Cox

The story of America's forgotten black pioneers, who escaped slavery, settled the frontier, and proved that racial equality was possible even as the country headed toward civil war.

The American frontier is one of our most cherished and enduring national images. We think of the early settlers who tamed the wilderness and built the bones of our great country as courageous, independent--and white.

In this groundbreaking work of deep historical research, Anna-Lisa Cox shows that this history simply isn't accurate. In fact, she has found a stunning number of black settlements on the frontier--in the thousands. Though forgotten today, these homesteads were a matter of national importance at the time; their mere existence challenged rationalizations for slavery and pushed the question toward a crisis--one that was not resolved until the eruption of the Civil War.

Blending meticulous detail with lively storytelling, Cox brings historical recognition to the brave people who managed not just to secure their freedom but begin a battle that is still going on today--a battle for equality.

  • Classification : History
  • Pub Date : JUN 12, 2018
  • Imprint : Publicaffairs
  • Page Extent : 336
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9781610398107
  • Price : INR 2,130
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Anna-Lisa Cox

Anna-Lisa Cox is the author of A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith and an award-winning historian. Currently a fellow at Harvard University's Hutchins Center for African and African American Research she also recently helped create two historical exhibits based on her original research at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture including one on black pioneers. She lives in Michigan.

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