The story of the constitutional showdown over Native Americans’ religious use of peyoteWith the grace of a novel; this book chronicles the six-year duel between two remarkable men with different visions of religious freedom in America.Neither sought the conflict. Al Smith; a substance-abuse counselor to Native Americans; wanted only to earn a living. Dave Frohnmayer; the attorney general of Oregon; was planning his gubernatorial campaign and seeking care for his desperately ill daughters. But before this constitutional confrontation was over; Frohnmayer and Smith twice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the First Amendment protects the right of American Indians to seek and worship God through the use of peyote. The Court finally said no.Garrett Epps tracks the landmark case from the humblest hearing room to the Supreme Court chamber—and beyond. This paperback edition includes a new epilogue by the author that explores a retreat from the ruling since it was handed down in 1990. Weaving fascinating legal narrative with personal drama; Peyote vs. the State offers a riveting look at how justice works—and sometimes doesn’t—in America today.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Treasure TroveBy Robert W. KellemenThis collated and edited collection focusing on Oklahoma is part of the much larger (massive) collection of works produced by the WPA (Works Project Administration) which was part of Roosevelt's Federal Writers Project. Spanning the country to interview ex-enslaved African Americans before that entire generation died; the combined volumes speak volumes about the horrid conditions--provided by first-hand; eye-witnesses. This current volume focuses; as the title notes; on one such state--Oklahoma. For the complete works; the Library of Congress online is the best source.Reviewer: Bob Kellemen; Ph.D.; is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction ; Spiritual Friends; and Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Rich history of slavery practices of Five Civilized TribesBy Charles M. NoblesFrom 19337-39 the Works Project Administration; through the Oklahoma Federal Writers Project; interviewed former slaves living in Oklahoma. For various reasons the slave narratives were never published and languished in boxes in Oklahoma and Washington; DC.In 1990 they came to the attention of the editors of this volume annd after extensive work were published in 1996. The book contains some one hundred thirty narratives and is a rich history of not only Oklahoma but other southern states as well as the slavery practices of the Five Civilized Tribes.It is an indispensable resource for historians as well as readers interested in slavery; Oklahoma's Five Tribes; African Americans; and the history of race relations in Oklahoma and the Southwest. Detailed editorial notes and a superb index are included.
