The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is a long-distance route that follows the path the Cherokee nation took during ...

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

The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, on ...

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 ...

Some stones appear to have naturally carved faces -- perhaps a reference to the 1830s Trail of Tears -- in the Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall near Florence, Ala. (Melanie Radzicki McManus/For ...