Abstract
This paper explores how the Mississippi Choctaws engaged state citizenship in the years immediately following removal. I challenge the standard narrative of Choctaws’ relationships with the Mississippi legal system as one in which they were primarily victimized by unscrupulous lawyers and state officials. I argue instead that Choctaws used their new status as citizens to fight back against dispossession. I also examine how ideals of masculinity and class conflicts shaped interpretations of rights and obligations between Indians and whites.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 199-214 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | American Nineteenth Century History |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 3 2016 |
Keywords
- Citizenship
- masculinity
- race
- settler colonialism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History