SWOSU Journal of Undergraduate Research
Abstract
This project was undertaken to better understand the rift between the understandings of how slaves were treated in Indian Territory versus how they were treated in the Deep South. In order to complete this project research was completed at the Oklahoma Historical Society, along with primary source resources from archival materials from the now defunct Works Progress Administration. The resulting conclusion of this project is that slaves owned by Native Americans in Indian Territory were generally treated with much more humanity than were slaves in the Deep South. The main implication realized was that it is important to have a written record of slaves’ interpretations of their lives in bondage.
Recommended Citation
King, Brennan and Hertzel, David
(2014)
"A Peculiar Institution Indeed: The Humanity of Indian Slave Owners,"
SWOSU Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/jur/vol1/iss1/4
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