Patrick Minges

Patrick Neal Minges is an American author and historian specializing in the cultural interactions among Native Americans and Africans. With several books to his credit, Minges continues to write and teach.

Biography

Patrick Neal Minges was born in the mountains of western North Carolina His family lineage predates him in this area for seven generations. It was here that Minges would develop the foundation he would later express in his literary concepts. After his first round of college Minges was employed as a public school teacher for various school systems in North and South Carolina. In 1986 Patrick uprooted to New York City to attend The Union Theological Seminary. Within the year he had begun working for the renowned human rights organization Amnesty International. He began the 2009-2010 school year teaching Civics and U.S. History at the Davidson Early College High School on the campus of Davidson County Community College. He moved out of the area in August, and has since then helped to open a new Early College elsewhere in North Carolina.

Education

Minges graduated from East Carolina University with a Master's in Counseling. Then receiving a M.Div and Ph.D. at The Union Theological Seminary.

Writing career

Minges is the author of several books,^[1] most of which deal with the various Native American tribes of North America, their long histories and their rich cultures.

Books

• Slavery in the Cherokee Nation: The Keetoowah Society and the Defining of a People 1855-1867(2003)
• Black Indian Slave Narratives(2004)
• Far More Terrible for Women: Personal Accounts of Women in Slavery(2006)

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