Cherokee

GOOD MORNING P.O.U.!   1842 SLAVE REVOLT IN THE CHEROKEE NATION Oklahoma   The 1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation, then located in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River, was the largest escape of a group of slaves to occur among the Cherokee. The slave revolt started on November 15, 1842, when a group of 20 African-American slaves … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III