1870

Marias / Baker massacre

Montana; Piegan / Piikani Blackfeet

U.S. cavalry attacked a sleeping Blackfeet camp. Zinn uses the incident to emphasize military violence against Native communities that is often absent from school narratives.

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Context / qualification

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Sources

• Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H07 at 00:40:07 (approximate; supplied recording)

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