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Killers of the Flower Moon
by David Grann
Reading this book.... I felt ashamed that I didn't know about the Osage Murders. This part of the U.S., history was not taught in school. Which again speaks volumes to our educational system. I wish that I learned the truth in middle and high school. So many things I have yet to know and explore.
This book is exactly what the title says "The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI." This book highlights Mr. White and Mr. Hoover's involvement in finding those responsible for the deaths of so many Osage people. Specifically to White's and Hoover's restructuring and involvement in the FBI. It is clear in this book that there was a large amount of violence against the Osage people. The Osage people were murdered, poisoned, beaten, shot at, and houses were burned down. White entitled men preyed on the women, married them, beat them just so they can take their money. In more cases than one, the U.S., government allowed and sparked this violence against the Osage people by passing legislation that Osage people needed a "ward or guardian" in order to spend their money. The guardians were prominent white men in a nearby town, their town, or their husbands.
The Osage people were displaced so that white men could have access to their oil-rich land. Then the U.S., government sold their land to entitlement and greedy white men. BUT! As always these men were not satisfied and wanted more. When the Osage purchased land from another nation of people, they found out that that land had oil as well.
Complaints made by white people about the Osage Indians and their money. White people were upset at how the Osage people were spending their money. However, when white people showed their wealth, no one batted an eye. Sounds about white me! The causality in this book was very loud. Due to the complaints, this caused the government to get involved and put restrictions on the money the Osage received and who had control over it. Hence the oncoming of the "wards." White men did unspeakable things so that they could be a ward or a guardian.
The Osage Reign of Terror started from the Spring of 1921 to June of 1926. Although 24 Osage Peoples have been recorded as being murder by greedy men and sometimes women, historians today believe the number is actually in the hundreds. Today the descendants of the Osage people have gaps in their history and don't know what happened to their ancestors and relatives.
This book gives detailed accounts of a few Osage families, what happened to their family, and how family members were targets and killed by greedy men for their land and money.
This book is exactly what the title says "The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI." This book highlights Mr. White and Mr. Hoover's involvement in finding those responsible for the deaths of so many Osage people. Specifically to White's and Hoover's restructuring and involvement in the FBI. It is clear in this book that there was a large amount of violence against the Osage people. The Osage people were murdered, poisoned, beaten, shot at, and houses were burned down. White entitled men preyed on the women, married them, beat them just so they can take their money. In more cases than one, the U.S., government allowed and sparked this violence against the Osage people by passing legislation that Osage people needed a "ward or guardian" in order to spend their money. The guardians were prominent white men in a nearby town, their town, or their husbands.
The Osage people were displaced so that white men could have access to their oil-rich land. Then the U.S., government sold their land to entitlement and greedy white men. BUT! As always these men were not satisfied and wanted more. When the Osage purchased land from another nation of people, they found out that that land had oil as well.
Complaints made by white people about the Osage Indians and their money. White people were upset at how the Osage people were spending their money. However, when white people showed their wealth, no one batted an eye. Sounds about white me! The causality in this book was very loud. Due to the complaints, this caused the government to get involved and put restrictions on the money the Osage received and who had control over it. Hence the oncoming of the "wards." White men did unspeakable things so that they could be a ward or a guardian.
The Osage Reign of Terror started from the Spring of 1921 to June of 1926. Although 24 Osage Peoples have been recorded as being murder by greedy men and sometimes women, historians today believe the number is actually in the hundreds. Today the descendants of the Osage people have gaps in their history and don't know what happened to their ancestors and relatives.
This book gives detailed accounts of a few Osage families, what happened to their family, and how family members were targets and killed by greedy men for their land and money.