Chief Calvin McGhee with other Creek descendants at a meeting held in Atmore, Alabama, to decide whether to appeal a recent ruling by the Indian Claims Commission.
The Commission ordered the federal government to pay $4 million for lands taken from Native American tribes, an amount considered insufficient by Creek descendants and their legal counsel. Left to right: Dave Presley, J. V. Phillips, Leola Manac, Mel McGhee, Chief Calvin McGhee, Arthur Reed, Bertha...
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Photographs Chief Calvin McGhee with other Creek descendants at a meeting held in Atmore, Alabama, to decide whether to appeal a recent ruling by the Indian Claims Commission. Hill, Tommy |
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Photographs Dickenson, Bertha; Linton, Perloca; Manac, Leola; McGhee, Calvin W., d.1970; McGhee, Mel; Phillips, J. V.; Presley, Dave; Reed, Arthur; Indian chiefs; Indians of North America; Poarch Band of Creeks; Escambia County (Ala.) |
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The Commission ordered the federal government to pay $4 million for lands taken from Native American tribes, an amount considered insufficient by Creek descendants and their legal counsel. Left to right: Dave Presley, J. V. Phillips, Leola Manac, Mel McGhee, Chief Calvin McGhee, Arthur Reed, Bertha Dickenson, and Perloca Linton. |
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BN0008734_01BN0008734Chief Calvin McGhee with other Creek descendants at a meeting held in Atmore, Alabama, to decide whether to appeal a recent ruling by the Indian Claims Commission.The Commission ordered the federal government to pay $4 million for lands taken from Native American tribes, an amount considered insufficient by Creek descendants and their legal counsel. Left to right: Dave Presley, J. V. Phillips, Leola Manac, Mel McGhee, Chief Calvin McGhee, Arthur Reed, Bertha Dickenson, and Perloca Linton.1962-09-161960-1969Hill, TommyBirmingham News62-06667Dickenson, Bertha; Linton, Perloca; Manac, Leola; McGhee, Calvin W., d.1970; McGhee, Mel; Phillips, J. V.; Presley, Dave; Reed, Arthur; Indian chiefs; Indians of North America; Poarch Band of Creeks; Escambia County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/139310 |
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Chief Calvin McGhee with other Creek descendants at a meeting held in Atmore, Alabama, to decide whether to appeal a recent ruling by the Indian Claims Commission. |
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Chief Calvin McGhee with other Creek descendants at a meeting held in Atmore, Alabama, to decide whether to appeal a recent ruling by the Indian Claims Commission. |
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