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 ...

Twelve Cherokee citizens are gearing up for a nearly 1,000-mile bicycle journey that traces the historic Trail of Tears, a route their ancestors were forced to walk nearly two centuries ago.

Trail of Tears: The Hymn is a narrative short film on the true story of a Cherokee man who transcribed his grandmother’s hymn into a journal before being forced to walk the Trail of Tears.