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They filed suit against the State of Georgia, and when the case was decided against them they appealed up to the Supreme Court. In 1837, the Supreme Court decided in their favor, but President Andrew Jackson refused to recognize or enforce the decision and had them rounded up and force marched to Oklahoma. Some Cherokee remained behind, other (like my greatgrandmother's people) escaped along the way and were helped by locals to return to North Carolina.

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