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Samuel's Memory Summary

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This quote is from “Samuel's Memory” retold by Michael J. Rutledge, in “Forgiveness in the Age of Forgetfulness” and this paper was published on October 28, 2013. “Samuel’s Memory” is a story about Samuel’s sorrowful journey on the Trail of Tears through Michael’s narrations.

Michael told us about the trail of Indians who were forced to leave their homeland and was kept in stockades for months include his great-great grandfather, Samuel. This is significant because that’s the feelings of all Indians walking on the trail, not only Samuel, they were desperate for the hellish reality. This quote discloses Samuel’s feelings when he was beheld his mother’s death, he knows he will be taken care of by his clan, but he was painful when he has to

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