Barbara A. Faggins received her Ph.d. at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she is currently a senior staff writer in the Office of News and Media Relations. She has written for Jet, Black Enterprise,The PhiladelphiaTribune and Right On.
1. IntroductionRationalePurpose ProblemGeneral BackgroundSignificance of the Study2. Methodological Considerations IntroductionA FrameworkThe Rearch Focus Research MethodologySpecific Proceedure LimitationsDefinitions3. Historical Perspectives Blackness in JamestownAfricans in the Colony of VirginiaSouthsideIndians in SouthsideThe Origin SouthsideThe Origin of Native Americans4. The Survival PeriodThe Middle PassageFirst African/Indian Contacts in AmericaAfricans in Southside5. Social RelationsThe New BlackWork RelationsMarriagePoliticsBlacks as ProfitsCherokee Laws Against BlacksLife with First Americans6.ConclusionsRecommendations Resource ListWorks CitedAppendix A. Routes of John Lederer's JourneyB. The Occaneechee Path