Video: Massacre at Hell's Canyon, Duration: 27:14

Snake River Massacre (1887)

Video: Massacre at Hell's Canyon, Duration: 27:14

1/27/2017

Video

Oregon Public Broadcasting features a 30-minute documentary (2017) on the Snake River Massacre, a mass killing of Chinese gold miners in Oregon in 1887. This source provides a perspective on the historical account of the massacre, why the story was covered up, and the geography of the region. Other themes include indigenous/colonial relations, outlaws, racial discrimination, the gold rush, and the Chinese immigration experience.

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Oregon Public Broadcasting

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