Voices of Wounded Knee
2001-02-03T20:51:19-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNmVhXC8yMDAxMDIwMzIwNTY1NTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor William Coleman discussed his book Voices of Wounded Knee, published by the University of Nebraska Press. On the morning of December 29, 1890, at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, a band of Lakota (Sioux) Indians, which were rounded up and ordered to disarm, were fired upon by U.S. federal troops. The fighting resulted in more than three hundred Indians and several soldiers being killed. Professor Coleman talked about his research for the book and how he reconstructed the events leading up to the massacre. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Professor William Coleman discussed his book Voices of Wounded Knee, published by the University of Nebraska Press. On the morning of Decemb… read more
Professor William Coleman discussed his book Voices of Wounded Knee, published by the University of Nebraska Press. On the morning of December 29, 1890, at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, a band of Lakota (Sioux) Indians, which were rounded up and ordered to disarm, were fired upon by U.S. federal troops. The fighting resulted in more than three hundred Indians and several soldiers being killed. Professor Coleman talked about his research for the book and how he reconstructed the events leading up to the massacre. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience. close
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