POL SCI 40 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - United States Constitution, United States Congress, President Of The United States
20 Nov 2018
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Week 1, lec 1: national pride and mixed government. Kaleem, monuments to native american pain poised to fall, los angeles times (2018) Arcata = one of most liberal places in u. s. Follows removal of confederate memorials across the south (viewed as celebrating slavery) Debate over mckinley was spurred on after charlottesville (violent white nationalist rally) Mckinley = symbol of arcata"s sins against natives (and other races too) Target for anger at president trump encouraged racial tensions with his problematic comments. Arcata land was once inhabited by the wiyot tribe. 1850s : logging boom began pioneers seeking wealth rapidly grabbed tribal. 1860 : settlers massacred dozens of wiyots, and children were commonly lands abducted and forced into servitude. Mckinley statues has been in arcata plaza since 1906 to honor the first modern president . City grew very liberal, but statue remained as a vestige of a more conservative past.
