Choctaw Resurgence in Mississippi:Race, Class, and Nation Building in the Jim Crow South, 1830-1977

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ISBN: 9780803273870
Dewey: 976.0049739
LCC Number: E99.C8
Author: Katherine M B Osburn
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Pages: 322
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When the Choctaws were removed from their Mississippi homeland to Indian Territory in 1830| several thousand remained behind| planning to take advantage of Article 14 in the removal treaty| which promised that any Choctaws who wished to remain in Mississippi could apply for allotments of land. When the remaining Choctaws applied for their allotments| however| the government reneged| and the Choctaws were left dispossessed and impoverished. Thus begins the history of the Mississippi Choctaws as a distinct people.

Despite overwhelming poverty and significant racial prejudice in the rural South| the Mississippi Choctaws managed| over the course of a century and a half| to maintain their ethnic identity| persuade the Office of Indian Affairs to provide them with services and lands| create a functioning tribal government| and establish a prosperous and stable reservation economy. The Choctaws’ struggle against segregation in the 1950s and 1960s is an overlooked story of the civil rights movement| and this study of white supremacist support for Choctaw tribalism considerably complicates our understanding of southern history. “Choctaw Resurgence in Mississippi” traces the Choctaw’s remarkable tribal rebirth| attributing it to their sustained political and social activism.

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Weight 1.01 lbs
Dimensions 9.15 × 5.95 × 0.82 in
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