The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 ...

a journey that resulted in the death of over 4,000 Cherokee. Trail of Tears map courtesy of the National Park Service (Wikimedia) ...

(Editor's note: Last of three parts) The late Dr. James Livingood, distinguished University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor, discussed the Cherokee ... as the 'Trail of Tears.' ...

Some four thousand died on what became known as the Trail of Tears. During the treaty’s unveiling at the museum, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker pointed out that this chapter of ...

Then began the march known as the Trail of Tears, in which 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands. By 1837, the Jackson administration had ...

The Rogers County Cherokee Association (RCCA) hosted Troy Wayne Poteete, Executive Director the National Trail of Tears ...

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will mark the graves of two Trail of Tears survivors at 1 p.m., April ...

Explore Americas darkest period President Andrew Jacksons Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation ... died during the Trail of Tears arriving in Indian Territory ...