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The backstory on Hannah Duston’s scalps

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Stephen Carr Hampton

To scalp someone is to remove the skin from the top of the skull and the hair with it. The end product is a flap of skin with a hair piece attached. The size of the scalp taken can vary … Continue reading →

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John Sutter’s heart of darkness

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In Joseph Conroy’s novel Heart of Darkness, the ivory trader Mr. Kurtz moves deep into the “savage interior” of the Congo and builds a vast slave plantation where he rules by terror. Severed heads are perched on the posts of … Continue reading →

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Headline from 1606: Spanish Conquistador Juan de Oñate recalled to Mexico City

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Sante Fe, NM:  In a stunning turn of events, Governor of the Northern Territories Juan de Oñate was recalled to Mexico City today by Spanish authorities for excessive violence and brutality against both Natives and colonists. Given the recent history … Continue reading →

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Columbus Gets the Ax

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In an artistic display of rebellion, a statue of Christopher Columbus in Detroit (the old French fort between the Haudensaunee Confederacy and the Anishinaabe) was decorated with an ax to the forehead, complete with fake blood. This is reminiscent of … Continue reading →

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