The Minnesota Historical Society has announced its intent to return the Mankato Hanging Rope, used in the largest mass execution in U.S. history, to a Dakota tribe.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A noose that was used in the largest mass execution in U.S. history will be returned to a Dakota tribe, the Minnesota Historical Society announced.
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Tribal leaders filed a federal repatriation claim earlier this year to recover the noose used in the hanging of 38 Dakota men, which remains the largest mass execution in U.S. history.
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