{"product_id":"black-moses-a-saga-of-ambition-and-the-fight-for-a-black-state-hardcover","title":"Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaleb Gayle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable story of Edward McCabe, a Black man who tried to establish a Black state within the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this paradigm-shattering work of American history, Caleb Gayle recounts the extraordinary tale of Edward McCabe, a Black man who championed the audacious idea to create a state within the Union governed by and for Black people -- and the racism, politics, and greed that thwarted him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the sweeping changes and brief glimpses of hope brought by the Civil War and Reconstruction began to wither, anger at the opportunities available to newly freed Black people were on the rise. As a result, both Blacks and whites searched for new places to settle. That was when Edward McCabe, a Black businessman and a rising political star in the American West, set in motion his plans to found a state within the Union for Black people to live in and govern. His chosen site: Oklahoma, a place that the U.S. government had deeded to Indigenous people in the 1830s when it forced thousands of them to leave their homes under Indian Removal, which became known as the Trail of Tears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e McCabe lobbied politicians in Washington, D.C., Kansas, and elsewhere as he exhorted Black people to move to Oklahoma to achieve their dreams of self-determination and land ownership. His rising profile as a leader and spokesman for Black people as well as his willingness to confront white politicians led him to become known as Black Moses. And like his biblical counterpart, McCabe nearly made it to the promised land but was ultimately foiled by politics, business interests, and the growing ambitions of white settlers who also wanted the land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBlack Moses\u003c\/i\u003e, Gayle brings to vivid life the world of Edward McCabe: the Black people who believed in his dream of a Black state, the white politicians who didn't, and the larger challenges of confronting the racism and exclusion that bedeviled Black people's attempts to carve a place in America for themselves. Gayle draws from extraordinary research and reporting to reveal an America that almost was.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaleb Gayle is an award-winning journalist and the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor at Northeastern University, he is a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand his work also has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives near Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.19 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52689475305805,"sku":"9780593543795","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/dAeko2Wrvc9780593543795.webp?v=1761974449","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/black-moses-a-saga-of-ambition-and-the-fight-for-a-black-state-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}