Southern Seed, Northern Soil: African-American Farm Communities in the

Southern Seed, Northern Soil: African-American Farm Communities in the

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Book Description
Southern Seed, Northern Soil captures the exceptional history of the Beech and Roberts settlements, two African-American and mixed-race farming communities on the Indiana frontier in the 1830s. The residents escaped deteriorating conditions in the antebellum South, revived and expanded their good fortune in the frontier, and ultimately paved the way for their descendantsâ climb into the urban middle class.

About the Author
Stephen A. Vincent is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

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