Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 26 Dec 1862 the largest mass execution in US history took place when 38 Native ...

#OtD 26 Dec 1862 the largest mass execution in US history took place when 38 Native American Dakota people were hanged. Some trials lasted less than five minutes, and Pres Lincoln personally reviewed the trial paperwork and approved the death penalty https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9808/execution-of-38-dakota-people