TIL the Cherokee writing system was invented by one man, Sequoyah. His 6yo daughter was the first to learn it, but they were charged with sorcery. Kept apart, they wrote letters to one another; this convinced the town it was just communication. 25 years later, nearly 100% of Cherokee were literate.

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TIL the Cherokee writing system was invented by one man, Sequoyah. His 6yo daughter was the first to learn it, but they were charged with sorcery. Kept apart, they wrote letters to one another; this convinced the town it was just communication. 25 years later, nearly 100% of Cherokee were literate.

TIL the Cherokee writing system was invented by one man, Sequoyah. His 6yo daughter was the first to learn it, but they were charged with sorcery. Kept apart, they wrote letters to one another; this convinced the town it was just communication. 25 years later, nearly 100% of Cherokee were literate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoyah Pfeffer_Prinz January 24, 2023 at 01:11PM

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TIL the Cherokee writing system was invented by one man, Sequoyah. His 6yo daughter was the first to learn it, but they were charged with sorcery. Kept apart, they wrote letters to one another; this convinced the town it was just communication. 25 years later, nearly 100% of Cherokee were literate.

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