iamBullivant<p>On May 23 1838, the forced removal of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw and other Native American nations began - a land theft and displacement known as the Trail of Tears. Approximately 60,000 people were displaced of whom up to 6,000 died on the Trail.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TrailOfTears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrailOfTears</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Cherokee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cherokee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MuscogeeNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuscogeeNation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Seminole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seminole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Chickasaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chickasaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Choctaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Choctaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>