Bibliograph

We refuse to forget, a true story of Black Creeks, American identity, and power, Caleb Gayle

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We refuse to forget, a true story of Black Creeks, American identity, and power, Caleb Gayle

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We refuse to forget

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Caleb Gayle

Sub title

a true story of Black Creeks, American identity, and power

Summary

Gayle tells the extraordinary story of the Creek Nation, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black people as full members. Thanks to the leadership of a chief named Cow Tom--a Black former slave--a treaty with the U.S. government recognized Creek citizenship for its Black members. Yet this equality was shredded in the 1970s when Creek leaders revoked the citizenship of Black Creeks, even those who could trace their tribal history back generations. Why did this happen? What led to this reversal? How was the U.S. government involved? And how can marginalized people today defend themselves? The author lays bare the racism, ambition, and greed at the heart of this story. The result is an eye-opening account that challenges our preconceptions of identity as it shines new light on the long shadows of marginalization and white supremacy that continue to hamper progress for Black Americans

Target audience

adult

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