[lbo-talk] National Day of Mourning

Charles Brown cbrown at michiganlegal.org
Wed Nov 24 06:37:36 PST 2004


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FIGHT THE RIGHT!

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The first National Day of Mourning was held in 1970. The Commonwealth of

Massachusetts invited Wampanoag leader Frank James to deliver a speech.

When the text of Mr. James' speech, a powerful statement of anger at the

history of oppression of the Native people of America, became known before

the event, the Commonwealth "disinvited" him. That silencing of a strong

and honest Native voice led to the convening of the National Day of

Mourning.

<http://www.pilgrimhall.org/daymourn.htm> http://www.pilgrimhall.org/daymourn.htm

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