950-Mile Bicycle Ride That Retraces Trail Of Tears Resumes In June
The 2021 Remember the Removal Bike Ride cyclists. The Cherokee Nation announced last week that the annual Remember the Removal Ride, where participants retrace the Trail of Tears, will resume this June. After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the 950-mile bicycle ride along the northern route of the Trail of Tears will go ahead with COVID-19 precautions in play. All the participants have had their vaccinations and will be accompanied by trained medical staff along the ride. Four cyclists and two mentors will participate in a ride that spans from Georgia to Tennessee, to Oklahoma. They be...
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