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The frog does not
Drink up
The pond in which
He lives.

–American Indian proverb …

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The Death of Crazy Horse by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

One-hundred and thirty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, the great Native American leader Crazy Horse was murdered. On September 5th, 1877, the Oglala Sioux warrior was bayoneted to death by a U.S. army guard while in custody. Over the course of his life, Crazy Horse …

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