The battle of the Greasy Grass / Little Bighorn

Description:

"In June of 1876, the U.S. government's plan to pressure the Lakota and Cheyenne people onto reservations came to a dramatic and violent end with a battle that would become enshrined in American memory. In the eyes of many Americans at the time, the Battle of Little Bighorn represented a symbolic struggle between the civilized and the savage. Known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass to the Lakota, the Battle of Little Bighorn to the people who suppressed them, and as Custer's Last Stand in the annals of popular culture, the event continues to captivate students of American history. In The Battle of Little Bighorn, Debra Buchholtz narrates the history of the battle and critically examines the legacy it has left. Through government documents, newspaper articles, and eyewitness accounts, Buchholtz situates the material and symbolic impact of the battle at the time. Using popular film and cultural references, she investigates the ways in which the wake of the event continues to shape the way students understand indigenous peoples, the Wild West, and the history of America."--Publisher's website.

subjects: Public opinion,  Cheyenne Indians,  Indians of North America,  Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876,  Dakota Indians,  Indians in popular culture,  Wars, 1876,  United States,  Civil rights,  Law and legislation,  Political and social views,  United States. President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services,  Segregation,  History,  African Americans,  African American soldiers,  Armed Forces,  Custer, george a. (george armstrong), 1839-1876,  Indians of north america, wars, 1866-1895,  Indians of north america, culture,  Public opinion, united states,  Indians of north america, west (u.s.),  Militaires noirs américains,  Histoire,  Noirs américains,  Ségrégation,  Droits,  Droits de l'homme,  Forces armées,  Military,  Biological & Chemical Warfare,  Military & Naval Science,  Law, Politics & Government,  Military Administration,  Black Hills War, 1876-1877

People: George A. Custer (1839-1876)

Places: United States,  Public opinion