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American Calligraphy #8: The Cherokee syllabary

American Calligraphy #8: The Cherokee Syllabary

ABCs of the USA: The stories behind America’s most distinctive Calligraphy styles.Nearly two centuries ago, on Feb 21, 1828, in New Echota, Georgia, the first newspaper in the Cherokee language was published. This writing system was invented by Sequoyah (c 1770-1843), who wanted his fellow Cherokee to be able to read their own language in book pages, which he called "talking leaves." The



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