The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia : the drums of life / Rosemary Clark Whitlock ; with a foreword by J. Anthony Paredes and an introduction by Thomas J. Blumer
Virginia Monacan Indians -- Chief Kenneth Branham -- George Branham Whitewolf -- Danny Gear -- Lucian Branham : the Patriarch in 1997 -- William Sandidge, clerk of court -- Dena Branham -- Jo Ann Staubitz -- Lee Branham -- Annie Johns Branham -- Phyllis Branham Hicks -- Thelma Louise Branham-Branham -- Eugene Branham -- Herbert Hicks -- Karenne Wood and Diane Shields -- Sharon Bryant -- Brenda Branham Garrison -- Hattie Belle Branham Hamilton -- Bertie Duff Branham -- Cecil Hamilton Terry -- Ella Branham Mays -- Betty Hamilton Branham -- Lacie Johns Branham -- Cammie Branham Johns -- William Carson Branham -- Heather And Holly Branham -- The minister -- Rosemary Clark Whitlock
Summary
Drawing on interviews with 26 Monacans, one Episcopal minister appointed to serve them, one former clerk of the court for Amherst County, and her own story, the author offers accounts of what happened to the Monacan families and how their very existence as Indians was threatened under the Virginia's Racial Integrity Law
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 213) and index
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