Group Promoting Trail of Tears Awareness Brings Campaign To Cartersville

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- Leslie Thomas, president of the Georgia chapter of the Trail of Tears Association, will discuss the organization at the next installment of the Bartow History Museum's Lunch and Learn session.

The event will be held at noon Wednesday, June 13 at the museum in Cartersvile. Thomas will discuss the history and purpose of the association. 

Beginning in the summer of 1838, the Cherokee nation was forcibly removed from the southeast and marched to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River (present day Oklahoma). 

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Harsh weather conditions, sickness, impassable waterways and meager supplies caused approximately 4,000 of the 16,000 Cherokee to die on the relocation known as The Trail of Tears.

The Trail of Tears Association is a nonprofit group formed to support the creation, development and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The Georgia chapter is one of nine state chapters that have been chartered to assist the Trail of Tears Association with its many tasks. 

The lecture is free to museum members and included with the price of admission for not-yet-members. The Bartow History Museum is located at 4 East Church Street.

For more information on this and other museum programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

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