The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee (1x16)

: 01, 2017

Examine the period from 1865 to 1890, which marked the end of the Native American resistance to white domination. Two events form the core of this lecture. The first: the massacre of General Custer's cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn. The second: the massacre of the Lakota at the Battle of Wounded Knee.