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On this date… March 3, 1832… Georgia

The Supreme Court ruling granting tribal sovereignty was issued on this date. It still stands today. It all started with Samuel Worcester (left) and Elizur Butler, missionaries to the Cherokee. While the Supreme Court debated, they sat in a Georgia … Continue reading

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On this date…  June 1, 1773… Georgia

Many people believe that Europeans took the land from Native Americans by military conquest.  That was almost never the case.  On this date in 1773, the Creek and Cherokee signed over 2.5 million acres of land to the British to … Continue reading

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