Revisionist History, Revisited
The hanging of 38 Sioux Indians at Mankato, Minnesota in 1862, following a brief military conflict, is often seen as the ultimate evidence of oppression of Native Americans by whites. Each year, a long horseback ride is conducted to honor those who were hanged; Minnesota's left-wing governor participates annually in the ride. But this conventional view is wrong. In reality, the Great Sioux Massacre of 1862 is the blackest moment
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