Transcript

NEGROES IN THE CHEROKEE NATION. – The underground railroad has been out to work in the Cherokee Nation. A large stampede of negroes was attempted from the nation to Mexico; but the chiefs having been informed, by a faithful negro, of the movement, collected their warriors, under the pretence of going on a war trail against the Comanches, and arrested the fugitives.

Citation

"Negroes in the Cherokee Nation," Athens (TN) Post, January 20, 1860, p. 2.

Related Escape / Stampede
Location of Stampede
Oklahoma
Coverage Type
Original
Location of Coverage- City
Athens
Location of Coverage- State
Tennessee
Contains Stampede Term
Yes