What Happened to the Cherokee Chief's Mansion?
Step inside the fascinating world of Cherokee Chief James Vann and his extraordinary mansion, a symbol of wealth and power in the Cherokee Nation. Learn about Chief Vann's unique journey from defending his land to embracing Western society, amassing immense wealth, and building a grand mansion that stood out in Southern North America. Discover the tragic twists that led to the downfall of his family and the remarkable restoration of his home.
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Do a video on mansions built and OWNED by black people during the 19th and early 20th centuries. There were some very wealthy black people during those times as well.
@ThisHouse
25 күн бұрын
Check out our video covering Madam CJ Walker: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4GVuY-Cqqmrobw.html
@deedeetackable
25 күн бұрын
Fascinating!
@andreaberryhill6654
25 күн бұрын
@@ThisHouse I just watched that, too. Great story!
@josedanielrodriguez1126
25 күн бұрын
I agree
@chucksuter6551
24 күн бұрын
There are some great homes in Bowie Maryland “midnight row” is what it was once called because it was 4 black owned plantations then sharecropping properties after the war. It’s definitely something more exclusive to upper southern states. Virginia and Kentucky have several too. I know he tends to steer away from homes with a slave past though.
What a pity ownership wasn’t restored to the heirs. It seems unjust that they should still be deprived of their inheritance.
Thanks for picking this home. That period of history was fascinating to me, and it was never presented in our tiny school.
@oldrooster25
22 күн бұрын
Nor was it in the 1950-1960. I learned about Juneteenth in my sixties, now in my late 60s I am learning about the Native American Indians, good grief and republicans are still trying to erase history
We have a house you might like. The Chief Richardville House, built in 1827, is recognized as the oldest Native American structure in the Midwest. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 2012. 1220 S - 300 E, Peru, IN 46970. It is a private home and was sold in October 2023 for $465,000. The listing is on Trulia.
That's cool that the house survives! There is a lot of history in this story that I had never heard before. Fascinating.
What a beautiful home! ❤ understated elegance. The history is tragic but it’s good that the home survived.
Absolutely love the way you share these places without taking 30 minutes to do so. Thank you
OMG all those awesome quilts.
I'm learning a bit about many interesting people, while enjoying seeing their beautiful homes Compared to a log house this is luxurious, but it looks like many houses today. I'm Glad that it was rescued from demolition and restored. Unfair how the family lost the house. Thanks, Ken.
Such an interesting story. It appears to be a wonderful and authentic restoration.😊❤
Thank you so much for the awesome stories❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a fascinating story. Glad you shared it.
Very beautiful home and sad story!
Thanks Ken, Quite a man and quite a story. Until I started watching your presentations, I thought I had a fairly decent education but I never heard of some of the things I have heard on your presentations. Thanks for filling in the gaps!!!
I remember touring this house as a child.
Thank you for a great presentation, Ken. Another idea for you is the Daniel Boone home just outside Defiance, Mo. The last time we were there they were constructing a period village on the property. An enjoyable day trip for those in the St. Louis and St. Charles.
@ThisHouse
25 күн бұрын
His home is one of the first house's we ever covered on our channel! kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6aLxbCQYpfaisY.html
Beautiful house. Not what I expected learn from it. But I did learn something today.
@BellaCroyda
25 күн бұрын
Black people during that also had slaves. I'm quite sure some of my people have built mansions.
That’s such a cool property. I’d love to visit that some day. Thank you, Ken !
Fascinating story. Thank you.
I love how this video ended so positively!!’
Wow, an interesting and sad story. Thanks. 👍
So beautiful house!
Great video, thank you so much.
Thank you ❤
Great detail on history and loved the colours by the middle Son “Rich Joe” However, Sadden by the owning salves and the government reason to take someone home. Thank you Ken
GORGEOUS!
🙏🙂 thank you again Ken
Way nicer than those robber baron palaces
.... Native Americans held slave...? You dont say...?
@BellaCroyda
25 күн бұрын
So did freed blacks in some places in the country at that time.
@David-tm8sl
25 күн бұрын
It was not unheard of. Check the story of the Choctaw Chief Greenwood LeFlore.
Boy, talk about injustice! I am glad those days are past.
They wanted his house and land.
Cherokees never lived in tepees. They may have lived in wigwams/long houses similar to what the northern eastern woodland tribes lived, until they acquired steel tools. However, early on, the Cherokee adopted farming in the European style and built log cabins, as did the early White settlers. Lumber was plentiful in the eastern USA.
Is it for sell?
That was a great historical video of our Native Indians. WOW, I didn’t know Indianas had slaves as well. You should do more videos of color folks because we already seen the same rich white people beautiful boring mansion. Great video nonetheless.
I had heard many years ago that the Cherokee people were one of the first to assimilate to the society norms of the day, but as more whites migrated to the South Carolina /Georgia /Tennessee areas any infraction of the rules (like whites working for non whites) were used against them to force them from their property/land. It's my understanding that there was a very large Cherokee population that were simply farmers but with prime land. By the time Andrew Jackson became president, the white rich people convinced him ALL Indians needed to be removed. Since Jackson had fought in many campaigns against various tribes, he didn't need much persuasion. Thus, the trail of tears into Oklahoma and the latest idea that Jackson's picture should be removed from the $20 bill.
This country has had so many discriminatory laws in its history.
@catdaddy2643
18 күн бұрын
Today?
Alright, Moravian Church!
ANOTHER DEMOLITION FREE ZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the inside, but the outside is meh. Not because of its size, but just meh. As for Rich Joe, certain people will support a certain system at their own peril and never seem to notice that they are just pawns in a fool's game. Native Americans didn't deserve what they got, but at the time one might have asked, "how'd that work out for you?"
I mean, he was a slave owner. And seems like he may have made criminal business deals. And he didn’t keep to his families traditions. I would say he was a bad person
@BellaCroyda
25 күн бұрын
Whatever. Black people did the EXACT same thing during those days.
@untamedblossoms
25 күн бұрын
@@BellaCroydaso they were bad people too. It’s okay to acknowledge.wrong doing among people of color. Any malfeasance should be brought to light no matter the color of the perpetrator.
@tedfort1698
25 күн бұрын
@@BellaCroyda Even if so, that doesn't invalidate the point.
@josephfitzgeraldnsw5794
24 күн бұрын
@@BellaCroyda why is the the racial thing?
@josephfitzgeraldnsw5794
24 күн бұрын
@@tedfort1698 well if they’re removing white slave owners from history, they need remove Indian slave owners from history. It’s not a racial thing. If you wanna make it a racial thing, I’m sure people could. It has to do with slave owners, not race.
Hired a white man and lost his house,tough time to be an native american.