--- title: "12 Trail Tears Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Trail Tears quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Trail Tears sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/neil-gaiman-29_genocide_the-trail-of-tears-a-cheerful-gesture-of_373027.jpg" --- > [“the Trail of Tears: a cheerful gesture of casual genocide.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/the-trail-of-tears-a-cheerful-gesture-of-casual-genocide/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/neil-gaiman-29_genocide_the-trail-of-tears-a-cheerful-gesture-of_373027.jpg) > [“We're on a Trail / a Trail of Tears / There's Dip on MY Chin / and We're Gonna Die Here.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/we-re-on-a-trail-a-trail-of-tears-there-s-dip-on-my-chin-and-we-re/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/john-green-12_trail_we-re-on-a-trail-a-trail-of-tears-there_3123465.jpg) > [“If your success is as a result of a trail of tears & hurt you left in anothers life, Karmas' watching.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaelle-siang-a/if-your-success-is-as-a-result-of-a-trail-of-tears-hurt-you-left-in/) [Jaelle Siang'a](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaelle-siang-a/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/jaelle-siang-a-245122_hurt_if-your-success-is-as-a-result-of-a-trai_2634084.jpg) > [I honestly think I was an Indian living in the time of the Trail of Tears. Something like that. Every time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-honestly-think-i-was-an-indian-living-in-the-time-of-the-trail-of/) [Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/q-orianka-kilcher-24045_about_i-honestly-think-i-was-an-indian-living_2854754.jpg) > [I don't bad-mouth football, but I also know that it has a long trail of tears and heartbreak and animosity built up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-paysinger/i-don-t-bad-mouth-football-but-i-also-know-that-it-has-a-long-trail/) [Spencer Paysinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-paysinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/spencer-paysinger-15386_football_i-don-t-bad-mouth-football-but-i-also-kn_2404842.jpg) > [“If we just keep walking in one direction," Colin said, "we'll find civilization." Meanwhile, Hassan was singing a song entitled: "We're on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/if-we-just-keep-walking-in-one-direction-colin-said-we-ll-find/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/john-green-12_song_if-we-just-keep-walking-in-one-direction_1960320.jpg) > [“the Supreme Court ruling and forced their Indians into Indian Territory (Oklahoma), along what has come to be called the infamous “Trail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosanne-bittner/the-supreme-court-ruling-and-forced-their-indians-into-indian/) [Rosanne Bittner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosanne-bittner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/rosanne-bittner-32343_trail-of-tears_the-supreme-court-ruling-and-forced-thei_1529413.jpg) > [“Anyway, you couldn’t use standard methods to date the doom; might as well say that Vietnam was where the Trail of Tears…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-herr/anyway-you-couldn-t-use-standard-methods-to-date-the-doom-might-as/) [Michael Herr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-herr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/michael-herr-21675_vietnam_anyway-you-couldn-t-use-standard-methods_992392.png) > [It should be remembered that hundreds of people of African ancestry also walked the Trail of Tears with the Cherokee during the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/it-should-be-remembered-that-hundreds-of-people-of-african-ancestry/) [Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/wilma-mankiller-15802_ancestry_it-should-be-remembered-that-hundreds-of_3060267.jpg) > [Among the worst episodes in American history are those moments when the federal government deploys the full weight of its power against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamelle-bouie/among-the-worst-episodes-in-american-history-are-those-moments-when/) [Jamelle Bouie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamelle-bouie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/jamelle-bouie-5467_american-history_among-the-worst-episodes-in-american-his_2665498.jpg) > [I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-wamp/i-believe-the-national-park-service-has-demonstrated-strong/) [Zach Wamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-wamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/zach-wamp-23670_believe_i-believe-the-national-park-service-has_1805292.png) > [“On October 1, 1838, the first detachment set out in what was to be known as the Trail of Tears. As they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/on-october-1-1838-the-first-detachment-set-out-in-what-was-to-be/) [Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/howard-zinn-576_trail-of-tears_on-october-1-1838-the-first-detachment-s_168511.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trail-tears/#itemlist", "name": "Trail Tears Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“the Trail of Tears: a cheerful gesture of casual genocide.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neil Gaiman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/the-trail-of-tears-a-cheerful-gesture-of-casual-genocide/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/neil-gaiman-29_genocide_the-trail-of-tears-a-cheerful-gesture-of_373027.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/neil-gaiman-29_genocide_the-trail-of-tears-a-cheerful-gesture-of_373027.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/neil-gaiman-29_genocide_the-trail-of-tears-a-cheerful-gesture-of_373027.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“the Trail of Tears: a cheerful gesture of casual genocide.” — Neil Gaiman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We're on a Trail / a Trail of Tears / There's Dip on MY Chin / and We're Gonna Die Here.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Green" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/we-re-on-a-trail-a-trail-of-tears-there-s-dip-on-my-chin-and-we-re/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/john-green-12_trail_we-re-on-a-trail-a-trail-of-tears-there_3123465.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/john-green-12_trail_we-re-on-a-trail-a-trail-of-tears-there_3123465.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/john-green-12_trail_we-re-on-a-trail-a-trail-of-tears-there_3123465.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We're on a Trail / a Trail of Tears / There's Dip on MY Chin / and We're Gonna Die Here.” — John Green", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If your success is as a result of a trail of tears & hurt you left in anothers life, Karmas' watching.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jaelle Siang'a" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaelle-siang-a/if-your-success-is-as-a-result-of-a-trail-of-tears-hurt-you-left-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/jaelle-siang-a-245122_hurt_if-your-success-is-as-a-result-of-a-trai_2634084.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/jaelle-siang-a-245122_hurt_if-your-success-is-as-a-result-of-a-trai_2634084.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/jaelle-siang-a-245122_hurt_if-your-success-is-as-a-result-of-a-trai_2634084.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If your success is as a result of a trail of tears & hurt you left in anothers life, Karmas' watching.” — Jaelle Siang'a", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I honestly think I was an Indian living in the time of the Trail of Tears. 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Although we know about the terrible human suffering of our native people and the members of other tribes during the removal, we rarely hear of those black people who also suffered.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wilma Mankiller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/it-should-be-remembered-that-hundreds-of-people-of-african-ancestry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/wilma-mankiller-15802_ancestry_it-should-be-remembered-that-hundreds-of_3060267.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/wilma-mankiller-15802_ancestry_it-should-be-remembered-that-hundreds-of_3060267.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/wilma-mankiller-15802_ancestry_it-should-be-remembered-that-hundreds-of_3060267.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It should be remembered that hundreds of people of African ancestry also walked the Trail of Tears with the…” — Wilma Mankiller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Among the worst episodes in American history are those moments when the federal government deploys the full weight of its power against the most vulnerable people in the country: the Trail of Tears and the Fugitive Slave Act in the 19th century and Japanese internment in the middle of the 20th, to name three.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jamelle Bouie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamelle-bouie/among-the-worst-episodes-in-american-history-are-those-moments-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/jamelle-bouie-5467_american-history_among-the-worst-episodes-in-american-his_2665498.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/jamelle-bouie-5467_american-history_among-the-worst-episodes-in-american-his_2665498.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/jamelle-bouie-5467_american-history_among-the-worst-episodes-in-american-his_2665498.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Among the worst episodes in American history are those moments when the federal government deploys the full…” — Jamelle Bouie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of the current Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and will continue to do so upon the addition of the routes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zach Wamp" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-wamp/i-believe-the-national-park-service-has-demonstrated-strong/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/zach-wamp-23670_believe_i-believe-the-national-park-service-has_1805292.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/zach-wamp-23670_believe_i-believe-the-national-park-service-has_1805292.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/zach-wamp-23670_believe_i-believe-the-national-park-service-has_1805292.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the…” — Zach Wamp", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“On October 1, 1838, the first detachment set out in what was to be known as the Trail of Tears. As they moved westward, they began to die—of sickness, of drought, of the heat, of exposure. There were 645 wagons, and people marching alongside. Survivors, years later, told of halting at the edge of the Mississippi in the middle of winter, the river running full of ice, “hundreds of sick and dying penned up in wagons or stretched upon the ground.” Grant Foreman, the leading authority on Indian removal, estimates that during confinement in the stockade or on the march westward four thousand Cherokees died. In December 1838, President Van Buren spoke to Congress: It affords sincere pleasure to apprise the Congress of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi. 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