Throughout the massacre, the press fanned racist flames to justify sweeping military action.
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Nate Salsbury Helped Buffalo Bill Become the World’s Top Showman
In the end, he wanted all the credit for Cody’s success.
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Sioux Agent Daniel F. Royer Saw Dancing and Panicked
The natives called him ‘Young Man Afraid of Indians’ In late November 1890, Daniel […]
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Bugler Adolph Metzger Died Bravely in Combat
His heroism in the Fetterman Fight impressed the Indians. Among the Lakotas and Northern […]
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Sam Smith Was a Commendable Cowman And Also the Last Regulator Standing
After leaving Lincoln, he carved out a home in Carlsbad. In 1949 Sam Smith […]
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Daily Quiz for January 11, 2018
In 1884 this man turned down the Republican Presidential nomination saying: “I will not […]
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American History Review: Amelia
Amelia Director: Mira Nair; Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe […]
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American History Review: Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women PBS DVD; Book by Harriet Reisen […]
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American History Review: Lift Every Voice
Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement by […]
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American History Review: The American Civil War
The American Civil War: A Military History by John Keegan; Random House Forcing readers […]