An exhibit exploring the enslavement of Africans and African-American people by the Cherokee Tribal Nation and current efforts to reconcile that history is on display at the Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah through April.
A great nation is strong enough to tell its whole story – including the unpleasant parts of its history dealing with racism – Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in announcing a new exhibit honoring the history of the Cherokee Freedmen.
<p>Until recently, the Cherokee National History Museum in Oklahoma did not acknowledge slave ownership by tribal members or the efforts of the descendants of the enslaved to claim tribal membership. </p>
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