{"product_id":"we-refuse-to-forget-a-true-story-of-black-creeks-american-identity-and-power-9780593329603","title":"We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An important part of American history told with a clear-eyed and forceful brilliance.\" --National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eWe Refuse to Forget\u003c\/i\u003e reminds readers, on damn near every page, that we are collectively experiencing a brilliance we've seldom seen or imagined...\u003ci\u003eWe Refuse to Forget\u003c\/i\u003e is a new standard in book-making.\" --Kiese Laymon, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eHeavy: An American Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA landmark work of untold American history that reshapes our understanding of identity, race, and belonging\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWe Refuse to Forget\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning journalist Caleb Gayle tells the extraordinary story of the Creek Nation, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens. Thanks to the efforts of Creek leaders like Cow Tom, a Black Creek citizen who rose to become chief, the U.S. government recognized Creek citizenship in 1866 for its Black members. Yet this equality was shredded in the 1970s when tribal leaders revoked the citizenship of Black Creeks, even those who could trace their history back generations--even to Cow Tom himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why did this happen? How was the U.S. government involved? And what are Cow Tom's descendants and other Black Creeks doing to regain their citizenship? These are some of the questions that Gayle explores in this provocative examination of racial and ethnic identity. By delving into the history and interviewing Black Creeks who are fighting to have their citizenship reinstated, he lays bare the racism and greed at the heart of this story. \u003ci\u003eWe Refuse to Forget \u003c\/i\u003eis an eye-opening account that challenges our preconceptions of identity as it shines new light on the long shadows of white supremacy and marginalization that continue to hamper progress for Black Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593329603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Caleb Gayle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42851414048949,"sku":"9780593329603","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_69489f11-99bb-462c-8e89-368b6ec19193.jpg?v=1682483838","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-refuse-to-forget-a-true-story-of-black-creeks-american-identity-and-power-9780593329603","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}