Chief Calvin McGhee gesturing thumbs down to indicate disapproval of a recent ruling by the Indian Claims Commission, which ordered the federal government to pay $4 million for lands taken from Native American tribes.
After the ruling, the Creek descendants held a meeting in Atmore to decide whether to appeal the judgment, which they considered insufficient for the amount of land taken by the government.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/139299 |