Claudio Saunt is Richard B. Russell Professor in American History and Co-Director of the Center for Virtual History at the University of Georgia. He is the author of four books,…
This study examines documentary and archaeological evidence of physical facilities that constituted the “Fort Cass Emigrating Depot,” the organizational and operational hub for the forcible deportation of the Cherokee Nation…
NATIONAL TRAIL OF TEARS CONFERENCE & SYMPOSIUM The 25th Annual National Trail of Tears Conference & Symposium The 25th Annual National Trail of Tears Conference & Symposium was held from…
Michael Wren presents the online 1838 Claims Database in a special webinar hosted by the National Trail of Tears Association. These are claims that Cherokee citizens made against the United…
https://youtu.be/n8TawRfXp0A When you look at the Creek Nation and the territorial plains, none of it is in North Carolina. Here’s a map showing the various land cessions and their respective…
Cemetery Markings City Cemetery Name Tahlequah Tahlequah City Richard Taylor Tahlequah Tahlequah City Susan (Fields) Taylor Tahlequah Tahlequah City Evan Jones Tahlequah Tahlequah City George Lowery Tahlequah Tahlequah City Dennis…
This dissertation examines the removal of approximately twenty-three thousand Creek Indians from Alabama and Georgia to present-day Oklahoma between 1825 and 1838. At its height, the Creek Nation encompassed most…
For immediate release: October 5, 2020 – Little Rock, Arkansas. The Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is pleased to announce the completion of…
