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Wounded Knee Massacre

"Image of the opening of the fight at Wounded Knee."
The opening of the fight at Wounded Knee.

 

The Wounded Knee Massacre took place December 29, 1890, and was a conflict between the North American Lakota People and representatives of the U.S. government which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Lakota  men, women, and children.

 

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Image Citation:

Remington, Frederic, Artist. The opening of the fight at Wounded Knee. South Dakota Wounded Knee, 1891. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/97510866/.