- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Samuel Worcester
- Publisher:
- Bass, Althea. Cherokee Messenger. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1936.
- Date of Original:
- 1798/1859
- Subject:
- Books--Georgia
Missionaries--Georgia
Christians--Georgia
Human rights workers--Georgia
Passive resistance--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Direct action--Georgia - People:
- Worcester, S. A. (Samuel Austin), 1798-1859
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Samuel Worcester, a missionary, defied Georgia through peaceful means to protest the state's handling of Cherokee lands. He was arrested several times as a result. With a team of lawyers, Worcester filed a lawsuit against the state that went all the way to the Supreme Court, where he finally won his case.
Photograph of missionary Samuel Worcester. Seated, he wears a long, loose-fitting light-colored jacket over a smaller dark jacket. He holds a book in his hands and faces forward.
Worcester defied Georgia through peaceful means to protest the state's handling of Cherokee lands. He was arrested several times as a result. With a team of lawyers, Worcester filed a lawsuit against the state that went all the way to the Supreme Court, where he finally won his case. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832/m-7259/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph from Cherokee Messenger, by Althea Bass
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/worcester-v-georgia-1832
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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