Reviews
A case study of two 19th-century populations in frontier Virginia and Illinois that, though quite different, shared common ground by existing on the periphery of their respective local cultures. . . . Recommended.
--Choice
Makes a compelling case for systematic racism being a motivating factor in roadways and railroads being diverted away from African American settlements.
--Historical Archaeology
Fennell’s study dignifies the heritage and agency of everyday people who have been otherwise rendered in shallow or distorted terms or simply ignored.
--Journal of Anthropological Research