Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country
- ISBN-10
- 0822338653
- ISBN-13
- 9780822338659
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Authors
- Tiya Miles, Sharon Patricia Holland
Description
Combines histories of the complex interactions between blacks and Natives in North America with examples and readings of art that has emerged from those exchanges.
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