"By 1837, the Jackson administration had removed 46,000 Native American people from their land east of the Mississippi."

Interesting Finding: The African American Registry (aaregistry.com) says that “It is estimated that one-third of the members of these tribes involved in this removal and the ensuing trek to Oklahoma were of African descent.”
Note from Stephen: Listen, I know that many Afrian Americans feel that they are part Cherokee, Blackfoot, etc. and some may in fact be part Native American. However, the predominant truth is that most of us are genetically connected to Sub-Saharan West African. I'm saying this because I rarely hear anyone bragging about their African ancestry. So, it's cool to pay homage to that distant relative who roamed the great plains, but also don't forget those ancestors who hailed from Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, etc. As a matter of fact, kiss an African today or just look in the mirror and kiss yourself. Peace~
Sources: PBS.org, African American Registry
2 comments:
A beautiful reminder, my friend.
; )
Thank you. Yes, definitely worth reminding.
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