When Red “Jim” Crow Comes Home to Roost
An open letter to members of the Cherokee Nation who despite the recent court decision, still can’t get right.
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Birthright: 8 Generations of Cherokee Freedmen and Our Story of Redemption
“My children have Cherokee blood in their veins…” Isaac Rogers, Cherokee Freedmen, May 20, 1885
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All Roads Lead to Cherokee Chief John Rogers, Jr.
When DNA reveals a relationship between you, your known cousins, and 15 descendants of Old Settler Cherokee Chief John “Nolachucky” Rogers, Jr.
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Life After Death: 120 – Recalling the Murder of Isaac Rogers
Isaac Rogers was killed at the Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory train depot by Clarence Goldsby. But was his murder and the circumstances surrounding it cut and dry?
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Started From the Bottom | Rider Fields is My 4x Great Grandfather
All I had was a name, Sarah Vann Rogers, and nothing else. Here’s how I discovered my tie to a Cherokee slaveholder.
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