by Anne Marie A.
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August 15, 2006

A Journey's Beginning "A Trail of Tears" ( Photos and Poem)

October 20, 2007 04:30 PM EDT (Updated: October 21, 2007 12:03 PM EDT)
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Four thousand died

more than a hundred years ago. 

Forced to leave their homes 

and their land.

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Rich soil, fertile land

It was home to the three sisters. 

Corn, beans, and squash

 

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 The land their people had lived on

for over three thousand years.

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Home of the river cane.

The land they cared for and that fed them. 

The land they loved. 

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Sixteen thousand men, women, and children left on foot.

They forced them west eight hundred miles 

from Georgia through Tennesse

all the way to Oklahoma. 

 

A trail of tears marks the road they traveled.

Four thousand died more than a hundred years ago. 

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Comments: 38

Deb J. Oct 20, 2007, 4:59pm EDT
Very interesting Anne Marie. My daughter's grandmother was an Indian who came from Oklahoma on her Dad's side.
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Nana to Seven Cutiepies Oct 20, 2007, 5:39pm EDT
It's a very sad piece of history.
Cheryl W. Oct 20, 2007, 5:45pm EDT
Wonderful poem essay, Anne.
Stephanie C. Oct 20, 2007, 6:18pm EDT
That was an amazing tribute to a very sad time...Thanks for sharing it with us.
Virginia M. Oct 20, 2007, 7:18pm EDT
Thanks for the tribute, and remembering the hardships the Indians endured. It is, indeed a sad part of Americian history!
My maternal granddaddy was a Cherokee Indian, and lived to age 110.
tina stiles Oct 20, 2007, 8:23pm EDT
beautiful pics and wonderful tribute to a very disturbing piece of history
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Oct 20, 2007, 8:27pm EDT
very very Interesting...this should be featured...wonderful..beautiful pics,.
Lawrence U. Oct 20, 2007, 10:28pm EDT
This is a beautiful photo essay and a worthy remembrance of the "Trail of Tears". Thank you for sharing.
Tab B. Oct 20, 2007, 10:40pm EDT
thanks for the pictorial journey back through time and history! Beautifully done!
Sue * Oct 21, 2007, 12:29am EDT
This was really interesting. We lived in Cape Girardeau, MO for a while-Trail of Tears State Park is located there.
Melinda ~choosing happiness~ S. Oct 21, 2007, 9:02am EDT
Another nasty piece in the history of this country. Great photo essay.
Nanina Hawk Oct 21, 2007, 12:44pm EDT
Wonderful photo essay, thanks for sharing and remembering. This is something that should never be forgotten.
Dianne G. Oct 21, 2007, 6:25pm EDT
Thank you for the beautiful pictures and poem. We should all remember that in the time this happened, the new settlers thought they had a RIGHT to the land, and the natives were perhaps less than human. We need to remember that ALL people are equally human, not just the ones who look or act like us.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Oct 21, 2007, 8:38pm EDT
Congratulations, your article made it to the top five at Today's Top Photos and Articles

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elizabeth e. Oct 21, 2007, 8:40pm EDT
Tears are shed
for the people
who followed
this trail
Mary M. Oct 21, 2007, 8:42pm EDT
Thank you for sharing this. This story always made me cry when we learned about it in school.
JoAnn C. Oct 21, 2007, 8:43pm EDT
very nice photo essay
Trish A. Oct 21, 2007, 9:45pm EDT
Some say that there are wild roses that grow along the trail--every place where a mother cried for her child.
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Oct 21, 2007, 9:49pm EDT
Thanks for sharing this with us. It's good to remember... just how brutal people can be, and that things like this still happen. Maybe not here, but somewhere. Lots of somewheres.
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Oct 21, 2007, 9:50pm EDT
I just wanted to mention that I was in no way trying to detract from the horror of the Trail of Tears. I just meant that there are more such sad trails still being made... worldwide.
Sandra T. Oct 21, 2007, 10:24pm EDT
What an absolute wonderful article and what great photos!!! Thank you so much!!!
Janice Mitchell Oct 22, 2007, 10:05am EDT
Congratulations on making the Top 5, Anne Marie, and well deserved. It saddens me when I think of those cruel times in American history and wish we could go back and change it. I am part Cherokee and am proud of my heritage. May it forever be preserved.
Ana S. Oct 22, 2007, 12:09pm EDT
Tragically sad tale of a shameful time in our country's history. Beautiful shots! Thank you for sharing!
Dan R. Oct 22, 2007, 2:29pm EDT
It is a sad tale, that uprooted so many for a reasonm that has never stood ground. America, like so many other countries has had her share of ill deeds, and will have more, just like everyone else, but that will never justify the actions we have done in our past that hurt so many.
Vivian P. Oct 22, 2007, 2:31pm EDT
A friend of mines ancestors were on that trail. Here grandmother told stories
Cristina S. Oct 22, 2007, 5:26pm EDT
thank you for sharing this!
congrats!
Bonnie S. Oct 22, 2007, 5:33pm EDT
That was a nice picture essay, Anne Marie : )
Audrey F. Oct 22, 2007, 6:56pm EDT
Such a sad and terrible part of our shared histories.
You have captured is beautifully through both your pictures and your poem, Anne Marie.
Jimmie (Hey! Let's Gather!) Harris Oct 22, 2007, 7:18pm EDT
I agree that this should be a featured article! It is awesome... and such wonderful photos. I lived in Oklahoma for three years, and learned the story of the trail if tears from the descendents of those who made that journey. Makes me cry! :(
J W. Oct 22, 2007, 8:29pm EDT
nice photo essay.........sad what happened to those people
Tracey W. Oct 23, 2007, 6:58am EDT
Congratulations on making the top five! What a wonderful and moving essay.
Amanda C. Oct 23, 2007, 9:13am EDT
congrats on making top article! It was well deserved! Lovely photos, and you did a good job of telling the sad and horrible story.
Jennifer K. Oct 23, 2007, 8:54pm EDT
congrats on making top five! this is a worthy photo article--very important piece of native american culture and the history of our republic...albeit sad.
Wendy F. Oct 24, 2007, 1:56am EDT
Very sad story, great pictures
Edward Nudelman Oct 25, 2007, 10:24pm EDT
yes, very sad... beautiful tribute in picture. By the way, goo goo!
Laura B. Oct 27, 2007, 8:02pm EDT
This story has not been told enough.
Your photo/poem collaboration is a bittersweet reminder of humankind.
Steve D. Dec 24, 2008, 12:36pm EST
Beautiful Tribute. I try to build an ancestry tree and they can't go farther back than my GrandMother, who was one-half Cherokee. I believe it is because of the trail of tears. When the 4000 died on the trail, where were they buried?

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