American Experience · SEASON 21

We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears

Episode 7 · 2009-04-27

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The Cherokee would call it Nu-No-Du-Na-Tlo-Hi-Lu, “The Trail Where They Cried.” On May 26, 1838, federal troops forced thousands of Cherokee from their homes in the Southeastern United States, driving them toward Indian Territory in Eastern Oklahoma. More than 4,000 died of disease and starvation along the way.

55 minutes

Season 21 episodes

1. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer2009-01-26 2. The Polio Crusade2009-02-02 3. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln2009-02-09 4. A Class Apart2009-02-23 5. We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower2009-04-13 6. We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision2009-04-20 7. We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears2009-04-27 8. We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo2009-05-04 9. We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee2009-05-11