Helen Hunt Jackson on a century of Dishonor (1881), Module 4

Helen Hunt Jackson published a century of Dishonor, a history of the injustices visited upon Native 

Americans. She will intend to expose the wrongs that was going on by her country. In the United States it

was a limit between two hundred and fifty and three hundred thousands Indians, exclusive of those in 

Alaska. The poorer, the more insignificant, the more helpless the band. The Indians found themselves of a 

sudden surrounded by and caught up in the great influx of gold-seeking settlers, as helpless creatures on a 

shore are caught up in a tidal wave. There was no time for the government to make treaties; not even time 

for communities to make laws. The story of one tribe is the story of all, varied only by differences of time 

and place but neither time nor place makes any difference in the main facts. To administer complete 

citizenship of a sudden, all round, to all Indians, barbarous, and civilized alike. Cheating, robbing, 

breaking promises those three are clearly things which must cease to be done. When these four things 

have ceased to be done, time, statesmanship, philanthropy, and Christianity can slowly and surely do 

the rest. The American Dream is the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any 

American. In reality the world is not equal and it's still a lot of things going on in the world. 
                                                                  Helen hunt Jackson 

Helen Hunt Jackson on a century of Dishonor (1881) 


''A Century of Dishonor '' By Nunis, Docye B. 

 

Comments

  1. Kelan HamiltonFebruary 14, 2021 at 12:43 PM

    I agree with your reflection Aahmari. I liked the way Helen handles her business. Such as, gow she was letting her country know the wrongs that they were making. She never held anything back.

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  2. Jaden CallahanFebruary 20, 2021 at 11:46 AM

    Aahmari you overall provided a good reflection. Helen Hunt Jackson was a great activist. She used her skill of writing to really show the adverse action of the government to the entire world. Her book was reprinted over an impressive 300 times. Her boldness was very energizing of sending a copy to every member in Congress. Her writings serve as a legacy to other reformers that continued her mission.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 20, 2021 at 6:28 PM

    Thankyou for explaining this message throughly. I never knew about Helen Hunt Jackson, but this gave me a great outlook and information on her. Her books may be remade multiple times, but this module basically could be the sum of everything dealing with her. Thankyou !

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  4. ProfPetersenFebruary 22, 2021 at 9:31 AM

    I enjoyed your post! Well Done!

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  5. Boteh KeitaFebruary 22, 2021 at 1:18 PM

    Hey Aahmari! I was unaware of who Helen Hunt Jackson was but form your blog post you gave a great explanation of the activist she was. I think it would be a great idea for me to sit down and read a version of her book as I have seen that it has been remade a numerous amount of times. It is quite amazing to have someone so amazing in history especially when that person is a woman.

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  6. Essence Love`March 16, 2021 at 3:50 PM

    Hi Mari! I enjoyed your account regarding Helen Hunt and her efforts to bring to light the shameless events brought about in her country. Before reading your post I had some knowledge about her story, but I didn’t know about the significance of her story and where it lead humanity today. I thought it was fascinating that through all of the many stories we hear about settlers coming to the mainland, we never hear much about the Indians point of view in terms of what really took place during this historic time. I thought it was important how you highlighted the importance of Hunt’s story while still being able to provide an entire recollection of the events that took place.

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  7. Essence Love`March 16, 2021 at 3:51 PM

    Great job!

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