A True Story of Black Creeks in “We Refuse to Forget” – Chicago Review of Books

A True Story of Black Creeks in “We Refuse to Forget” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In 1830, President Andrew Jackson, a former Army general with the nickname “Indian Killer,” signed into law one of the most cruel pieces of legislation ever aimed at an Indigenous people, the “Indian Removal Act.” Over sixty thousand Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek were forced to flee their lands, centuries-old dwelling places now … Read more