“The Golden Days”: Taylor and Mary Ealy, Citizenship, and the Freedmen of Chickasaw Indian Territory, 1874–77

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Article explores the freedmen's struggle for identity in Indian Territory during Reconstruction through the impressions and observations of Presbyterian missionaries Taylor and Mary Ealy.

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Cain, Ellen Spring 2014.

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Article explores the freedmen's struggle for identity in Indian Territory during Reconstruction through the impressions and observations of Presbyterian missionaries Taylor and Mary Ealy.

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24 p. : ill.

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Abstract: In fall 1874 Presbyterian missionaries Taylor and Mary Ealy moved to Indian Territory to teach Chickasaw freedmen at Fort Arbuckle. By studying Ealy and the context of the period, Ellen Cain explores the freedmen's struggle for identity in Indian Territory during Reconstruction through the impressions and observations of the Ealys.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 92(1), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2014, pp. 54-77

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  • Volume: 92
  • Issue: 1
  • Page Start: 54
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Cain, Ellen. “The Golden Days”: Taylor and Mary Ealy, Citizenship, and the Freedmen of Chickasaw Indian Territory, 1874–77, article, Spring 2014; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017356/: accessed June 17, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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