Killing of Native Americans in California
Professor Benjamin Madley talked about his book, An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873. I… read more
Professor Benjamin Madley talked about his book, An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873. In his book, Professor Madley argues that vigilantes and volunteer militias were hired by state and local governments to systematically wipe out Native Americans in California, causing their population to fall from about 150,000 to about 30,000 between 1846 and 1873. close
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