ST. PAUL, Minn (Reuters) – The day after Christmas will be somber for Dakota Indians marking what they consider a travesty of justice 150 years ago, when 38 of their ancestors were executed in the biggest mass hanging in U.S. history. Overshadowed by the Civil War raging in the East, the hangings in Mankato, Minnesota, [...]
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Dakota Indians mark hangings of 1862 with trek on horseback
Posted by admin on December 25th, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn (Reuters) – The day after Christmas will be somber for Dakota Indians marking what they consider a travesty of justice 150 years ago, when 38 of their ancestors were executed in the biggest mass hanging in U.S. history. Overshadowed by the Civil War raging in the East, the hangings in Mankato, Minnesota, [...]
This week in the War on Women: Public hangings, rape is a gift from God, and cream of fetus soup
Posted by admin on January 29th, 2012
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