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John Ross, a Cherokee chief
约翰罗斯,身为切诺基人的领袖,必须带领他的子民走向「泪水小径」

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1790103日出生的小约翰酋长 (Chief little John) 与泪水小径 (Trail of Tears)

你曾做过最令人难过的事情是什么呢?那些事情会让你落泪吗?约翰罗斯必须带领他的切诺基 (Cherokee) 人民,跋涉一千英里离开他们在乔治亚州的老家。一路上有很多人死去,这段长途跋涉的道路,也因此被称为「泪水小径」。


What is the saddest thing you've ever had to do? Did it make you cry? John Ross had to lead the Cherokee people 1,000 miles away from their ancestral home in Georgia. So many people died along the way that the forced march became known as the "Trail of Tears."

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