Trail Of Tears Quotes

17 quotes from 16 authors

The Trail of Tears marks a painful chapter in American history, and the voices that echo it reveal both sorrow and resilience. Here you’ll encounter 17 concise reflections from 16 individuals, each shedding light on loss, memory, and the enduring call for justice.

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“the Trail of Tears: a cheerful gesture of casual genocide.”

Neil Gaiman

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“We're on a Trail / a Trail of Tears / There's Dip on MY Chin / and We're Gonna Die Here.”

John Green

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“If your success is as a result of a trail of tears & hurt you left in anothers life, Karmas' watching.”

Jaelle Siang'a

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When I was a boy, I would ask about my family history, about my bloodlines. We really didn't know that much. We…

Brad Pitt

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I honestly think I was an Indian living in the time of the Trail of Tears. Something like that. Every time I…

Q'orianka Kilcher

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“the Supreme Court ruling and forced their Indians into Indian Territory (Oklahoma), along what has come to be called the infamous “Trail…

Rosanne Bittner

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“If we just keep walking in one direction," Colin said, "we'll find civilization." Meanwhile, Hassan was singing a song entitled: "We're on…

John Green

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I don't bad-mouth football, but I also know that it has a long trail of tears and heartbreak and animosity built up…

Spencer Paysinger

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In the pioneer West Whitopias, immigration tended to be the dominant social and racial issue. In Forsyth County, Georgia, immigration is still…

Richard Benjamin

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“Anyway, you couldn’t use standard methods to date the doom; might as well say that Vietnam was where the Trail of Tears…

Michael Herr

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I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of…

Zach Wamp