Keetoowah Society
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Abolition movement, Abolitionists, American Civil War
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: Established 1859
Article abstract: The Keetoowah Society was founded in an effort to advance the interests of full-blooded Cherokees.
The Keetoowah Society was founded by two white clergymen in 1859. The men were abolitionists, and their goal, ostensibly, was to organize Cherokee opposition to slavery. Members of the order were full-bloods, and some called themselves “Pin Indians,” wearing crossed pins on their left lapels. The Keetoowah Society evolved from simple support of abolition to a group whose purpose was the protection of Cherokee interests. Society goals were...
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