American Experience: In the White Man's Image

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130
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Description: 
In 1875, Captain Richard Pratt escorted 72 Indian warriors suspected of murdering white settlers at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida. Once there, Pratt began an ambitious experiment which involved teaching the Indians to read and write English, etc.
Keywords: 
19th century, colonization, Florida, Great Britain, Indians, Native Americans, Richard Pratt, St. Augustine
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