In the early 1820s, a pair of Native American students fell in love with two white women in the hills of northwest Connecticut. Their parallel lives ended in personal and national tragedy. In this episode, WSHU reporter Davis Dunavin travels to Cornwall, Connecticut, for the story of the Foreign Mission School.
An American Love Story, From Litchfield Hills To The Trail Of Tears
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Lawyer and playwright Mary Kathryn Nagel listens to a blessing service outside the schoolmaster's house.
Davis Dunavin / WSHU
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The Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Conn.
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