Article: Files Found in Oregon Detail Massacre

Snake River Massacre (1887)

Article: Files Found in Oregon Detail Massacre

8/20/1995

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The New York Times presents a August 20, 1995 article from the Associated Press on the discovery of historical sources on the Snake River Massacre of 1887, a massacre where Chinese gold miners were robbed and killed in Oregon. The author provides a perspective on why these sources were hidden from the historical record and a short profile of the massacre based on the sources recovered.

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