LibertarianismDotOrg | George H. Smith’s lecture series on American history, given at Dartmouth College in 1983.... - [More]

Posted: December 26, 2012 in Videos

LearnLiberty | People at the time knew that it was wrong, that it was illegal, and that it was unconstitutional, but they did it anyway. Historian Amy Sturgis explains why the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to “Indian Territory” (modern-day Oklahoma) was wrong on both moral and legal grounds. How can the Trail of Tears provide lessons to us today? We can’t look aside and ignore the Trail of Tears as an example of something that was just part of the mid-19th century mindset. It is a story about how a group that had power gained at the expense of a minority unable to defend itself. The Trail of Tears set precedents we can only hope to avoid repeating.... - [More]

Posted: April 2, 2012 in Videos

AngryHateMusic | In 1838 the U.S. Army forced approximately fifteen thousand Cherokees to relinquish their native land in Georgia and march more than 800 miles west to Indian Territory, where they were to be resettled. It is estimated that more than four thousand people, or 25 percent, perished on the journey. Another thousand are said to have died soon after resettlement. The path the Cherokees’ were led down is known as the Trail of Tears.... - [More]

Posted: May 28, 2011 in Articles