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Episode Details: In the White Man's Image
In the White Man's Image
Series: American Experience
Season: Season 4
Episode Number: 13
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
In 1875, in St. Augustine, Florida, an ambitious experiment was conceived -- to teach Native Americans to become imitation white men. With the blessing of Congress, the first school for Indians was established in Carlisle, PA, to continue the "civilizing" mission. Indian students ha their hair cut short, were forbidden to speak their native languages or to visit home for up to five years. By 1902, there were 26 reservation boarding schools. Although liberal for the times, it was cultural genocide -- a humanist experiment gone bad.
Cast and Guests
Stacy Keach
Narrator (voice)Streaming Platforms for American Experience
