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This handwritten letter dated January 14, 1949, from Arthur Mandan to United States Senator William Langer, requests that “Indians should be permitted to buy drinks like any citizen of the country.” Mandan notes “we only get discrimination,” and the present law is “making more Indians criminals in the sight of the white man.” The letter includes the handwritten annotation, “Thank him.”
See also:
Letter from William Langer to Arthur Mandan Regarding the Right of Indians to Drink, January 19, 1949
Date of Work
1-14-1949
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Prohibition
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish
People Referenced
Arthur Mandan, William Langer
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Mandan, Arthur, "Letter from Arthur Mandan to Senator Langer Requesting that Indians Should be Permitted to Drink, January 14, 1949" (1949). William Langer Papers. 503.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/503