Harmony School, 1989, Page 175

Description:	MY TRIP TO CHEROKEEThere once was a man named Jim,Who soon turned solemn and grim,He once was so coolTill he went to schoolAnd to math books we condemned him.Estela EatonA while back we went to WilliamHolland Thomas great granddaughters andhis great-great nieces house whose nameswere Sarah Thomas Campbell and SarahJo Campbell to tape record them and lookat some of William Holland Thomas■■things.Now I’m gong to catch you up on alittle history if you dont know who thisman is. A long time ago Will Thomas was awhite boy who was adopted by a CherokeeChief by the name of Drowning Bear.Drowning Bear called William, Little Will.When Little Will grew up he did many thingsfor the Cherokee people. He owned ageneral store and at one time was a NorthCarolina Senator before the Civil War.When the Civil War started Little Will wason the south side and he lead the CherokeeLegion into the Civil War.Later after the removal of the Trailof Tears the Cherokees couldnt buy theirland. William, since he was a white man175*could buy land. He bought their land andheld the deeds until the land could be givenback. So, you see, he did many good things.Sarah Thomas Campbell came inthe galleiy and museum that week and wentthrough who was to have what on her 90thbirthday which was on that Thursday.My trip to Cherokee wasindescribable!Christa AbramSnake SlavesIn a far, far land away, wheresnakes ruled and humans obeyed,but the humans decided to escapeone day. They got halfway tofreedom. They suddenly heard,Sss. They went the other wayand heard, Sss. About a halfhour later they got caught. Tothis day there are still slavesin this land.Wade Abram
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Collection:	Harmony School

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