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Heath Shuler: “I mean, where does the Trail of Tears begin? I mean, it begins there, not on the eastern part of North Carolina.”

On the recordMarch 17, 2009
I mean, where does the Trail of Tears begin? I mean, it begins there, not on the eastern part of North Carolina.
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Heath Shuler
North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Shuler reflects on the historical significance of the Trail of Tears in relation to recognition.

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