William G. McGowan Theater & US National Archives YouTube Channel
Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
Journalist Steve Inskeep’s Jacksonland is the story of two men—President Andrew Jackson and Cherokee chief John Ross—who led their respective nations at a crossroads of American history and constitutional crisis. As Jackson set in motion the seizure of tens of millions of acres in the Deep South, Ross tried to oppose Jackson with the U.S. legal system. A book signing will follow the program.
The speaker was introduced by David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States.
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