Black Moses - A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State

The remarkable story of Edward McCabe, a Black man who tried to establish a Black state within the United States. In this paradigm-shattering work of American history,;Caleb Gayle recounts the extraordinary tale of Edward McCabe, a Black man who had the audacious idea to create a state within the Union governed by and for Black people -- and the racism, politics, and greed that thwarted him. As the sweeping changes brought by the Civil War and Reconstruction began to wither, racism and white anger at the opportunities available to newly freed Black people were on the rise. As a result, both Blacks and whites searched for new places to settle.That was when Edward McCabe, a Black businessman with political ambitions, set in motion his plans to found a state within the Union for Black people to live in and govern. His chosen site: Oklahoma, a place that the U.S. government had deeded to Indigenous people in the 1830s when it forced thousands of them to leave their homes in what''s known as the Trail of Tears. McCabe lobbied politicians in Washington, D.C., Kansas, and elsewhere as he exhorted Black people to move to Oklahoma to achieve their dreams of self-determination and land ownership. His rising profile as a leader and spokesman for Black people as well as his willingness to confront white politicians led him to become known as Black Moses. And like his Biblical counterpart, McCabe nearly made it to the Promised Land but was ultimately foiled by politics, business interests, and the growing ambitions of white settlers who also wanted to settle the land. In

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Caleb Gayle
• Verlag: Riverhead
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 03.06.2025
• EAN: 9780593543795
• ISBN: 978-0-593-54379-5
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 158 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Human Rights, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Local History, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, HISTORY / African American & Black, US Midwest, North Central & Mid-West States, Relating to African American / Black American people