Sarah Bird Northrup
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Sarah Bird Northrup was a 19th-century white New England woman known for her controversial interracial marriage to Cherokee leader John Ridge, which became emblematic of complex cultural and political tensions in the early United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American woman
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
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early United States history ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
New Englander
NERFINISHED
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white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Northrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageCharacterization | controversial ⓘ |
| name | Sarah Bird Northrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Cherokee Nation history
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interracial marriage to Cherokee leader John Ridge ⓘ role in early 19th-century U.S. cultural and political tensions ⓘ |
| partOf | history of U.S.–Cherokee relations ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialRole | wife of a Cherokee leader ⓘ |
| spouse | John Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseEthnicGroup | Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseName | John Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Cherokee political leader ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
scholarship on interracial marriage in early America
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studies of cultural exchange between Euro-Americans and Native Americans ⓘ |
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