Barbara A. Faggins received her Ph.d. at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she is currently a senior staff writer in the Office of News and Media Relations. She has written for Jet, Black Enterprise,The PhiladelphiaTribune and Right On.

• 1. Introduction Rationale Purpose Problem General Background Significance of the Study 2. Methodological Considerations Introduction A Framework The Rearch Focus Research Methodology Specific Proceedure Limitations Definitions 3. Historical Perspectives Blackness in Jamestown Africans in the Colony of Virginia Southside Indians in Southside The Origin Southside The Origin of Native Americans 4. The Survival Period The Middle Passage First African/Indian Contacts in America Africans in Southside 5. Social Relations The New Black Work Relations Marriage Politics Blacks as Profits Cherokee Laws Against Blacks Life with First Americans 6.Conclusions Recommendations Resource List Works Cited Appendix A. Routes of John Lederer's Journey B. The Occaneechee Path