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The Tragic Bad Axe Massacre of 1832

Name: The Tragic Bad Axe Massacre of 1832
Uploaded: 2018-09-12
Duration: 197253
Description: In 19th-century Illinois, tensions between settlers and local Native American tribes led to a series of escalating confrontations. The violent culmination of these conflicts drove Sauk leader Black Hawk and his tribe out of the state.

In 19th-century Illinois, tensions between settlers and local Native American tribes led to a series of escalating confrontations. The violent culmination of these conflicts drove Sauk leader Black Hawk and his tribe out of the state.

Smithsonian magazine | 3:17