Black Towns, Black Futures, The Enduring Allure of a Black Place in the American West, The University of North Carolina Press, Karla Slocum,African American & Black,HISTORY, Black towns in Oklahoma; historic black towns; black towns in the west; historically significant black communities; life in black towns; the meaning of place; the racial identity of places; the connection between race and place; the historical significance of place; rural communities in the west; rural black communities; the precariousness of rural economies; black geographies; African American migration; tourism of black heritage; black and native American relations; blackness; the western frontier; successful black communities; the prison industrial complex; black rodeos; the African diaspora,, , United States, en-UShttps://uncpress.orgBlack towns in Oklahoma; historic black towns; black towns in the west; historically significant black communities; life in black towns; the meaning of place; the racial identity of places; the connection between race and place; the historical significance of place; rural communities in the west; rural black communities; the precariousness of rural economies; black geographies; African American migration; tourism of black heritage; black and native American relations; blackness; the western frontier; successful black communities; the prison industrial complex; black rodeos; the African diaspora, [BLURB],[CITY],NC,books, ebooks, biblet, Book2look