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

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 ...

This allowed Jackson to orchestrate one of the greatest ethnic cleansings in US history, the Trail of Tears. From roughly ... Close to 20,000 of them died en route or shortly thereafter.

He plans on running 62 miles a day. His southern route will take him through the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma and along the Trail of Tears.

The removal, which became known as the Trail of Tears, was a nightmare for the Cherokees, a peaceful tribe that had adopted many white ways. Their homes were burned and many of their possessions ...