The Trail of Tears
- Episode aired May 1, 1970
- 1h 30m
When the United States government ignores the treaties it signed with the Cherokee Indian tribe, their chief attempts to litigate the issue in the Georgia courts. Unsuccessful, the tribe is ... Read allWhen the United States government ignores the treaties it signed with the Cherokee Indian tribe, their chief attempts to litigate the issue in the Georgia courts. Unsuccessful, the tribe is forcibly relocated to Oklahoma, losing 4000 people in the long march that became known as ... Read allWhen the United States government ignores the treaties it signed with the Cherokee Indian tribe, their chief attempts to litigate the issue in the Georgia courts. Unsuccessful, the tribe is forcibly relocated to Oklahoma, losing 4000 people in the long march that became known as "The Trail of Tears".