The Removal of the Creek Indians from Alabama and Georgia, 1827-1849
About the Program
While most people are familiar with the Cherokee "Trail of Tears," fewer know that approximately twenty-three thousand Creek Indians were also forced from Alabama and Georgia to Indian territory, west of the Mississippi River between 1827 and 1849. This talk will explain how federal officials relocated the Creek people (including removing those who fled to the Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Seminole Nations) and discuss the Creeks' experiences as they traveled over dusty roads and along frozen rivers to present-day Oklahoma.
About the Presenter
Christopher D. Haveman is associate professor of history at the University of West Alabama and the author of Rivers of Sand: Creek Indian Emigration, Relocation, and Ethnic Cleansing in the American South and Bending Their Way Onward: Creek Indian Removal in Documents.
Programs
Wetumpka • September 8, 2024, 2:30 PM
Elmore County Museum, 112 S Main St, Wetumpka, AL 36092
Sponsored by the Elmore County Museum
Atmore • September 10, 2024, 6:00 PM
Elloie J. Bradshaw Training Center, 6541 Jack Springs Road, Atmore, AL 36502
Sponsored by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Archives
Pintlala • October 20, 2024, 2:30 PM
Pintlala Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 73 Federal Rd, Hope Hull, AL 36043
Sponsored by the Pintlala Historical Society
Tallassee • October 27, 2024, 3:00 PM
1220 Warehouse, 1216 Gilmer Ave, Tallassee, AL 36078 (behind 1220 Café)
Sponsored by the Tallassee Community Library
Trussville • November 7, 2024, 6:00 PM
201 Parkway Dr, Trussville, AL 35173
Sponsored by the Trussville Public Library
Demopolis • November 12, 2024, 5:30 PM
101 N Walnut Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732
Sponsored by the Marengo County History & Archives Museum
Florence • January 12, 2025, 2:00 PM
Florence Indian Mound & Museum, 1028 S. Court Street, Florence, AL 35630
Sponsored by Florence Arts and Museums
Troy • January 26, 2025, 2:00 PM
Pioneer Museum of Alabama, 248 US-231, Troy, AL 36081
Sponsored by the Southeastern Mvskoke Nation and Pike County Historical Society at Pioneer Museum
Fort Mitchell • February 9, 2025, 2:30 PM EST
Fort Mitchell Historic Site, 561 AL-165, Fort Mitchell, AL 36856
Sponsored by Fort Mitchell Historic Site and the Russell County Historical Commission
Draughon Seminars in State and Local History
Draughon Seminars in State and Local History are a series of lectures sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University. The series is funded by the Kelly Mosley Endowment in honor of Dr. Ralph B. Draughon, president of Auburn University from 1947 to 1965. Draughon was a historian with a deep commitment to both state history and public education.
Contact the Draughon Center at cah@auburn.edu to book a program for fall 2024 or spring 2025. Program opportunities are limited and booked at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost of the program is free, but local sites are encouraged to publicize widely to ensure participation from across the community.