Memory of san creek. What was the massacre . Prof. Kelman november 1864 the third colorado regiment, federal soldiers, and part of the first colorado regiment attacked a peaceful encampment of arapahoss. The native people were camped along the banks of small creeks, sand creek. And became one of the flashpoints in the wars, and also an important emblem of how the civil war played out in indian country. How many victims . That is disputed. 100 150 225. The overwhelming majority of People Killed were women children, or the elderly. This was a camp under peace chiefs, made up of people who believed they had forged an uneasy truce with authorities and colorado territory earlier in 1864. Alexa, the 150th anniversary of the massacre was last year. Can you talk a little bit about the connection of the massacre to the civil war . Honestly, ari will be the best answer that. Prof. Kelman the way in which the civil war is remembered and popular memory is as a war of liberation. I have a seventh g
Listen to cspan movies at 90. 1 fm at the washington area, cspan. Org, or download be cspan radio app. Recently, American History tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting at st. Louis, missouri. We spoke with professors and graduate students about research. This interview is 20 minutes. Alexa roberts, history of professor at penn state. And author of a misplaced massacre, struggling over the memory of sand creek. What was the massacre . Prof. Kelman november 1864, the third colorado regiment, federal soldiers, and part of the first colorado regiment attacked a peaceful encampment of arapahos. In southeasstern colorado. The native people were camped along the banks of small creeks, sand creek. And became one of the flashpoints in the plains indian wars, and also an important emblem of how the civil war played out in indian country. How many victims . That is somewhat disputed. Somewhere between 150, 225. What is not disputed is the overwhelming majority of People
Much stronger position on tackles. There are strict rules about tackles that prevent a lot of injuries, particularly at the international level. Also, the absence of helmets , ironically, might be a cause cause for fewer concussions. Could you please talk about the difference between rugby union and American Union and american football, whether or not you have looked at that . And if you have not looked at that, take a look at the new Zealand Rugby union seem and maybe open up a dialogue with the National Rugby team to see whether or not you could learn something from new zealand and maybe they could play more games of the year. Thank you very much. Its interesting. I have heard from a number of folks. This issue is raised repeatedly. The biggest. Is the one you hit on about helmets, the absence certainly changes the way players tackle in the game. We we address this in the book. In many ways, the helmet has made the concussion issue worse. It is overpriced piece of plastic that has em
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station fewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a raft of consumer, business and Government Spending pushed u. S. Economic growth into betterthanexpected territory. Gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 3. 7 from april to june, according to the commerce department. Thats more than a percentage point higher than initial estimates. For comparison, japans economy shrank and germany and the u. K. Grew by less than a percent for the same time peri