Hi everyone,

I agree that this subject is not as well known as it should be. I presented on the topic of blacks on the Cherokee Trail of Tears at a conference in Georgia a few years ago. Now I'd like to expand it by gathering views from Freedmen/women descendants who know they had an ancestor on the Trail. If you have a story to share about your ancestor on the Trail or your feelings about this subject, please post or email me! tiya@umich.edu Thanks! Tiya Miles