Merf. Thinking is Hard.: In 1847, only 16 years since the Trail of Tears which displaced thousands of Native Americans, leaving them impoverished...

Merf. Thinking is Hard.: In 1847, only 16 years since the Trail of Tears which displaced thousands of Native Americans, leaving them impoverished...:

dreams-from-my-father:

fyeahcap:

selchieproductions:

Taken inflation into account, the same amount today would be worth $19,722.22. The Choctaw had no reason to do this other than a shared sense of common humanity which led them to raise vital funds for the Irish.

Worth noting…

Holy crap.

It is embarrassing to find out how much history we are taught as privileged white kids is just utter bullshit.

Wow.