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First Americans

lunasun

(21,646 posts) Tue Dec 29, 2020, 12:50 PM Dec 2020

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130 years ago Dec 29, 1890 Masscre of Wounded Knee (tweet thread )

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130 years ago Dec 29, 1890 Masscre of Wounded Knee (tweet thread ) (Original Post) lunasun Dec 2020 OP

I will never forget... hlthe2b Dec 2020 #1

Thank you Deuxcents Dec 2020 #2

I shall not be there, I shall rise and pass. Bury my heart at Wounded Knee. mobeau69 Dec 2020 #3

A great shame in this country's brutal history Bayard Dec 2020 #4

hlthe2b

(102,249 posts)

1. I will never forget...

Reply to lunasun (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 01:09 PM

Dec 2020

Nor must we allow our generations to come (ALL generations to come) not to learn OF IT and from it.

Deuxcents

(16,200 posts)

2. Thank you

Reply to lunasun (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 01:13 PM

Dec 2020

I did not know the history .. only that it happened. I hope this milestone teaches others and the dreams are never forgotten.

mobeau69

(11,144 posts)

3. I shall not be there, I shall rise and pass. Bury my heart at Wounded Knee.

Reply to lunasun (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 01:13 PM

Dec 2020

The white man made many promises but kept just one. He promised to take our land and he took it.

Bayard

(22,063 posts)

4. A great shame in this country's brutal history

Reply to lunasun (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 02:07 PM

Dec 2020

A war crime not taught in history classes.

And trump wants to make sure it never is, along with all other atrocities--doing so is "unpatriotic."

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