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1 online resource (viii, 215 pages) : maps |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index. |
Summary |
"In 1898 after the murder of a white woman, two young Seminoles were chained and burned alive." "Hiding behind a wall of silence and fearing reprisal for identifying the executioners, virtually the entire white community became involved with the ghastly execution." "In this absorbing narrative Daniel F. Littlefield, Jr., captures the horror and details the events that incited this alarming act of mob violence and community complicity. Seminole Burning not only gives an account of a dramatic, violent chapter in Indian-white relations but also provides insights into the social, economic, and legal history of the times." "Because the lynchers took the victims out of Indian Territory and into the new state of Oklahoma for execution, the case became a target for federal investigation. With the conviction of six this became the first successful prosecution of lynchers in the Southwest."--Jacket. |
Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
Note |
All rights reserved. |
Subject |
Seminole Indians -- History -- 19th century.
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Seminole Indians -- Social conditions.
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Seminole Indians -- Land tenure.
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Indians, Treatment of -- Oklahoma -- Pottawatomie County.
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Lynching -- Oklahoma -- Pottawatomie County -- History -- 19th century.
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Pottawatomie County (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Pottawatomie County (Okla.) -- Race relations.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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Added Title |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
ISBN |
0878059237 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780878059232 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0878059245 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780878059249 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781496813206 paperback |
Standard No. |
heb40106 hdl |
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