Slavery and Native American Displacement
University of Richmond Professor and President Emeritus Edward Ayers discussed how the expansion of slavery and westward migration displaced… read more
University of Richmond Professor and President Emeritus Edward Ayers discussed how the expansion of slavery and westward migration displaced Native Americans throughout the antebellum period, moving them further and further from their ancestral lands. This talk was part of, “John Marshall, the Supreme Court and the Trail of Tears,” an all-day conference co-hosted by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and Preservation Virginia. close
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