Second Trail of Tears

 

The First "Trail of Tears" began during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, around 1831 and was the beginning of a genocidal forced migration of tens of thousands of people native to the North American continent before the Europeans. an era well documented, but conveniently ignored or forgotten by American historians

The second "Trail of Tears" occurred during the 20th Century "Great Depression"

The Tennessee Valley Authority appropriated lands in the river valleys that had been settled  by some of the Cherokee nation during and after the first trail of tears.

This land grab did not get even a fraction of recognition.