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In reply to the discussion: Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]progree
(10,908 posts)14. Heard on Native American segment on AM950 radio (Minnesota) today how horrible he was
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lincoln-dakota/
(1 of the 39 was spared. The rest were hanged).
Also from Minnesota:
Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?
After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions but also prevented the deaths of 264 other Dakota combatants.
After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions but also prevented the deaths of 264 other Dakota combatants.
(1 of the 39 was spared. The rest were hanged).
Also from Minnesota:
City of Duluth moves to remove the word 'chief' from key job titles, 6/17/20
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/17/city-of-duluth-moves-to-remove-the-word-chief-from-key-job-titles
The Duluth City Council will vote Monday on a proposal to change the citys chief administrative officer position to city administrator. The goal is to proactively remove language that is harmful, misrepresentative, and derogatory.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/17/city-of-duluth-moves-to-remove-the-word-chief-from-key-job-titles
The Duluth City Council will vote Monday on a proposal to change the citys chief administrative officer position to city administrator. The goal is to proactively remove language that is harmful, misrepresentative, and derogatory.
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Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
OP
The way some members of the Park Police act patrolling the Mall, you'd think they weren't even human
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
#19
A link to Lew Rockwell is not welcome on DU. Could you find something else to make your point?
scarletwoman
Jun 2020
#17
Heard on Native American segment on AM950 radio (Minnesota) today how horrible he was
progree
Jun 2020
#14
Oh sure, let's not acknowledge the man who gave his life to free slaves & hold the country together
Hekate
Jun 2020
#46
Because enslavement was just so not-degrading that it cannot be depicted like this.
Hekate
Jun 2020
#41
That we are not talking about His Majesty Washington I is the reason we give him points
tirebiter
Jun 2020
#47