Live On The Levee Lineup Announced
Charleston’s annual free concert series, Live on the Levee, will begin on May 24 and run through August 10.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNorth America’s early experiences with Us & Them come from our history with indigenous people. In the 19th century, a nascent U.S. government used treaties with Native tribes and nations to take land and resources. Those treaties relocated Native people to reservations. More than a century later, from 1950 – 1970, U.S. programs were still moving people around.
Approximately 100,000 Native Americans were part of what one U.S. official called a “one way ticket from rural to urban poverty.”
In this episode of the podcast, Trey speaks with reporter Max Nesterak about his American Public Media documentary, “Uprooted: The 1950s Plan To Erase Indian Country.”
Other recommended listening on this topic includes Max Nesterak’s audio documentary “Uprooted: The 1950s Plan To Erase Indian Country.”
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