New Echota was the home of the Cherokee Supreme Court, as well as the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper, which was printed in both Cherokee and English.

Almost every major civilized capital in the world subscribed to the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper.

Just how unique it was.

U.S. troops were sent down and they started rounding people up out of their houses, started putting them into stockades with nothing more than what clothes they had on their backs.

They built 27 removal forts.

Now, most people just hear about the Trail of Tears.

No, it don't just start like that.

You've got to round up people first.