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Who belongs in the Cherokee Nation? : Code Switch In 1866, the Cherokee Nation promised citizenship for Black "freedmen" and their descendants. But more than a century later, the descendants of the freedman are calling foul on that promise being fulfilled. This episode, from our friends at The Experiment podcast (produced by WNYC and the Atlantic) gets into the messy history and fraught present.

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Who belongs in the Cherokee Nation?

Who belongs in the Cherokee Nation?

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Marilyn Vann, President of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians Foundation Courtesy of Marilyn Vann hide caption

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In 1866, the Cherokee Nation promised citizenship for Black "freedmen" and their descendants. But in the years that followed, that promise would be at the center of a battle between civil rights and sovereignty. This episode, from our friends at The Experiment podcast (produced by WNYC and the Atlantic) gets into the messy history and fraught present.

You can listen to more from The Experiment podcast right here: https://link.chtbl.com/theexperiment?sid=codeswitch.