History we don't teach: Mankato hangings an uneasy topic for Minnesota schools

The public execution of 38 Dakota Indians by federal authorities in Mankato, Minn., on Dec. 26, 1862. Approximately 4,000 people came to witness the event. Copied from a sketch by W.H. Childs in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 24, 1863, page 285.
Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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