Sarah Campbell: The First White Woman in the Black Hills Was African American
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- Synopsis
- Sarah Campbell is most well-known for accompanying Custer on his 1874 Expedition to the Black Hills as the cook for the army sutler. This impeccably researched and wonderfully told biography traces Campbell's roots to her 1823 birth to Marianne, enslaved by the fur-trading Duchouquettes. Campbell sued for and won her freedom at the age of 14 after a three-year court battle in St. Louis. The book delves into her values and how she protected herself from the racism of the day by her use of self-deprecating humor. Because Campbell claimed to be the "first white woman" in the Black Hills, the author explores the vernacular race and class connotations of the label "white" and being addressed as "Aunt Sally." Campbell returned to the Black Hills of Dakota Territory in 1876, located five silver mines and died on her ranch near Galena, DT, in 1888.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 122 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780615288734
- Publisher:
- Lune House Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/07/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Lilah Morton Pengra
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Kari G
- Proofread By:
- mary stephens
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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