The Color of the Land: Race, Nation, and the Politics of Landownership in Oklahoma, 1832-1929

by David A. Chang

Book Overview

The Color of the Land brings the histories of Creek Indians, African Americans, and whites in Oklahoma together into one story that explores the way races and nations were made and remade in conflicts over who would own land, who would farm it, and who would rule it. This story disrupts expected narratives of the American past, revealing how identities--race, nation, and class--took new forms in struggles over the creation of different systems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807871060
• ISBN13: 9780807871065
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"