Unearthing America’s Hidden History – The New York Times

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Unearthing America’s Hidden History

From tranquil suburban subdivisions to pastoral fields, Andrew Lichtenstein has sought out seemingly-ordinary places that in the past were scenes of struggle and conflict.

via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/unearthing-americas-hidden-history/

Andrew Lichtenstein sees history all around, even when it’s not evident at first glance. A pastoral, sun-drenched Mississippi cotton field turns out to be where Emmett Till was murdered. A tranquil suburban subdivision was the site of untold suffering in 1838, when Cherokee Indians had to endure a brutal winter as the government forced them westward on the Trail of Tears.