Uncover the chilling truth of the 1830s forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands. Witness their resilience, resistance, and the tragic cost of this dark chapter in American ...

A new book authored by members of the Hickman County Historical Society tells a detailed history of the area’s place along ...

Three months and three days was how long it took for Ron Cooper to walk the Northern Route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears from Tennessee to Oklahoma. After he reached the end, he wrote down his ...

Editor’s Note: Tiya Miles is chairwoman of the Department of Afro-American and African Studies, and professor of history and Native American studies at the University of Michigan. She is the ...

When Alaina E. Roberts started piecing her family’s history together she made a surprising discovery that changed what it meant to be a Black American. Her father’s ancestors in Oklahoma were ...

The site was seized by the military during the Trail of Tears and became a removal fort. Open to the public by appointment, it's located at the east end of Fourth Street SE. For more information ...

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. — The 31st annual Trail of Tears ride came through North Alabama Saturday with over 5,000 bikers participating.The Trail of Tears Ride honors the Native American nations ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - More than a dozen Native American bicyclists from Oklahoma and North Carolina are wrapping up a nearly 1,000-mile ride retracing their ancestors' journey along the Trail of ...

View full sizeRon Cooper talks about his book "It's My Trail Too: A Comanche Indian's Journey on the Trail of Tears" next to a picture of himself on the first day of his three month walk on the ...

Native Americans weren’t alone on the Trail of Tears. Enslaved Africans were, too. KEYT ...