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This Week in Texas History: Eviction day for the Cherokees ends in death of chief
Refusing to submit to peaceful eviction from the Lone Star Republic, the Cherokee warriors stood their ground on July 16, 1839 against the advancing Texans and thereby ensured a bloody day of reckoning for the Civilized Tribe.
The tide of public opinion had shifted ominously against the Cherokees since San Jacinto. The anti-Indian hysteria that swept the beleaguered nation did not distinguish between the allies of yesteryear and the Comanches, Apaches and other hostile bands terrorizing the front...