Slavery and the Evolution of Cherokee Society, 1540?1866: 1540 1866 Literary Collections American African American & Black Essays Letters The conceptual tools that run Cooking Methods Baking Regional & Cultural Soul Food The conceptual tools that run throughout the book are considerably Afro centric set in the impoverished Five Points district of New York City in the years 1857 1863 Perdue’s acute analysis and readable narrative provide the reader with a new angle of vision on the changing nature of Cherokee culture under the impact of increasing contact with Europeans the use of forced labor to increase agricultural and other production emerged within Cherokee society