John Ross was Principal Chief of the Cherokee
John Ross was Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828"1866, legally opposed the forced removal of the Cherokees from the southeast to Indian Territory, in present-day Oklahoma. His hand rests on a document that reads, Protest and Memorial of the Cherokee Nation, Sept. 1836
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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