For the first time, the Oklahoma Trail of Tears Association marked the graves of Cherokee Freedmen who survived the Trail of ...

John Ross was a prominent businessman and Cherokee ... first three detachments of Cherokee to be forced to travel the Trail ...

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 ...

John Ross, left, and Major Ridge teamed up to protect Cherokee holdings in what is now Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Library ...

The State Historical Society of Missouri will host a discussion on the Trail of Tears in Missouri. Erin Whitson, an archaeologist, will lead the discussion, focusing on archaeological insights ...