1921 illustration showing Chief Sequoyah (aka Sequoia or Sequoia) the Cherokee silversmith who invented the Cherokee alphabet (syllabary) in 1821 and taught it to his fellow Cherokees (English name George Gist or Guess)

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Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
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