CLUSTER 20B Lecture 4: Lecture 4- American Indian Activism in the Self-Determination era and beyond- Goeman
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Lecture 4- american indian activism in the self- We often forget the cross cultural or overlap in the fight for civil rights. Mlk"s recognition of american indian genocide and oppression. Our nation born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original american, the indian, was an inferior race. Even before there were large numbers of negroes on our shore, the scar of racial hatred had already disfigured colonial society. From the sixteenth century forward, blood flowed in battles over racial supremacy. We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or feel remorse for this shameful episode. Our literature, our films, our drama, our folklore all exalt it.
