Choosing America's Heroes and Villains: Lessons Learned from the Execution of Silon Lewis

Editorial article examines how the execution of the Choctaw man Silon Lewis is framed in the social narrative which surrounds it and how that framing allows Lewis to be seen as a “savage” or villain rather that a hero protecting his people and culture.
Author/Creator
Devon A. Mihesuah
Open Access
No
Primary Source
No
Citation
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 239-262
Publication Date
2005
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Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
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