TY - GEN T1 - Delaware's forgotten folk : the story of the Moors & Nanticokes T2 - Pennsylvania paperbacks. A1 - Weslager, C. A. (Clinton Alfred), 1909-1994 A2 - Swientochowski, John F. LA - English PP - Philadelphia PB - University of Pennsylvania Press YR - 2006 ED - 1st paperback ed. UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn835765718 AB - "It is offered not as a textbook nor as a scientific discussion, but merely as reading entertainment founded on the life history, social struggle, and customs of a little-known people."--From the PrefaceC. A. Weslager's Delaware's Forgotten Folk chronicles the history of the Nanticoke Indians and the Cheswold Moors, from John Smith's first encounter with the Nanticokes along the Kuskakarawaok River in 1608, to the struggles faced by these uniquely multiracial communities amid the racial and social tensions of mid-twentieth-century America. It explores the legend surrounding the origin of the two distinct but intricately intertwined groups, focusing on how their uncommon racial heritage--white, black, and Native American--shaped their identity within society and how their traditional culture retained its significance into their present.Weslager's demonstrated command of available information and his familiarity with the people themselves bespeak his deep respect for the Moor and Nanticoke communities. What began as a curious inquiry into the overlooked peoples of the Delaware River Valley developed into an attentive and thoughtful study of a distinct group of people struggling to remain a cultural community in the face of modern opposition. Originally published in 1943, Delaware's Forgotten Folk endures as one of the fundamental volumes on understanding the life and history of the Nanticoke and Moor peoples. OP - 215 CN - E78.D3 W4 2006 SN - 9780812208085 SN - 0812208080 SN - 081221983X SN - 9780812219838 KW - African Americans : Delaware : History. KW - Nanticoke Indians : Delaware : History. KW - Indians of North America : Delaware : History. KW - Noirs ameĢricains : Delaware : Histoire. KW - Nanticoke : Delaware : Histoire. KW - Peuples autochtones : Delaware : Histoire. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Ethnic Studies : Native American Studies. KW - African Americans KW - Indians of North America KW - Nanticoke Indians KW - Delaware KW - History ER -