ICLRU-Institute For Continued Learning at RU

ICL members gathered at the Ice Cream social to catch up and explore the fall offerings.

Today History Professor Joyce Haworth gave a presentation and led a decision on the "Trail of Tears"; the 1838 forced removal of 16,000 Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma as part of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. There are many different aspects of the story, including the deaths during and after shortly after the march to Oklahoma.
One intriguing part of the story is that the US Supreme Court ruled in the Cherokee favor and stated that the Cherokee Nation was a distinct community in its own territory and that Georgia had no right to the land. President Andrew Jackson signaled that he would not abide by the Court's ruling and sent in the US Army to begin the removal. The Supreme Court decision was ignored - an unconstitutional act went forward with broad public support.
Professor Haworth pointed out that Thomas Jefferson worried about the delicate balance between majority rule and the protection of minority rights within a democracy.

ICL members love to travel. Members have recently returned from adventures in Japan, New Zealand, Western Norway, and camping in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.