This American Life

716: Trail of Tears

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1:00:43 | Sep 6th, 2020

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For the holiday weekend, a roadtrip through history. In this moment when Americans are tearing down monuments and rethinking how to address the shameful parts of America’s past, we return to a story f...Show More


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shreyaisms recommended:Sep 8th, 2020

This episode tackles something I've always wondered - how do most Americans remember important days but still ignore them? Sarah's slow but poignant discovery of her Cherokee past is a beautiful listen. I was enraptured.

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