Chapter 1 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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  Calling Attention to Wounded Knee

  Wounded Knee occupiers communicated their concerns via the press.

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  The Relocation of Native Americans

  Most Native Americans do not live on reservations. How did that happen?

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  The US Government's Education of Native American Children

  What were Native American children expected to learn in schools run by the US government?

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  Taken from Their Families

  For many decades, Native American children were taken to government boarding schools.

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  What was the American Indian Movement?

  The American Indian Movement fought for Native American rights.

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  What Was the Occupation of Wounded Knee?

  In February 1973, the American Indian Movement took over Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

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  Hernandez v. Texas: A Great Moment in American History

  This Supreme Court ruling was a major civil rights achievement.

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  A History Lesson for the Supreme Court

  The 1954 Supreme Court had little awareness of what life was like for Mexican-Americans.

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  Are Mexicans White?

  Mexican-Americans sought fair treatment under United States law.

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  Inequality in the Courthouse

  The lawyers in Hernandez v. Texas argued for their client as well as for themselves.

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