Helen Hunt Jackson A Century Of Dishonor

In 1882 helen hunt jackson wrote the book a century of dishonor.

In 1881 helen hunt jackson published a century of dishonor a history of the injustices visited upon native americans. Exposing the many wrongs perpetrated by her country she hoped to redeem the name of the united states from the stain of a century of dishonor. Formerly uninvolved with reform causes jackson a well known poet became interested in. Jackson s book was well received and congress appointed a commission to look into indian affairs.

H is considered the first serious study of us federal indian policy by scholars and her intent in writing it was to do for native americans what harriet beecher stowe s uncle tom s cabin had done for african american slaves. The book a century of dishonor by helen hunt jackson who wrote under the pen name h. Government s flawed indian policy and the unfair and cruel treatment afforded north american indians by expansionist americans. First published in 1881 and reprinted in numerous editions since helen hunt jackson s a century of dishonor is a classic account of the u s.

Written by helen maria hunt jackson and published in 1881 century of dishonor called attention to what jackson termed the government s shameful record of broken treaties and unfulfilled promises and helped spark calls for the reform of federal indian policy. She used the book to detail injustices native americans faced and had been facing for years. In 1881 helen hunt jackson published the book century of dishonor in which she outlined all the inequities perpetrated against the indians. Jackson wrote a century of dishonor in an attempt to change government ideas and policy toward native americans at a time when effects of the 1871 indian appropriations act had begun to draw the attention of the public.