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CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL

Our writers have focused this edition's pieces on the Crazy Horse Memorial's creation, legacy, and comparison to Mount Rushmore.

THE MAN BEHIND CRAZY HORSE

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CRAZY HORSE: THE PEOPLE AND LAND SURROUNDING THE MONUMENT

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May 11, 2020

Emily Press provides the story of the Lakota tribe, who the monument is dedicated to, and honoring Native American history.

May 12, 2020

Diz Gerwin accounts the story of Korczak Ziolkowski, the sculptor of the Crazy Horse Memorial, his design choices, and compares him to Mount Rushmore's sculptor, Gutzon Borglum.

CRAZY HORSE AND HIS LEGACY

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CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL VS. MOUNT RUSHMORE

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May 12, 2020

Lainey Flanagan compares and contrasts these two monuments situated in the Black Hills of South Dakota

May 12, 2020

Bradley Jones researches Crazy Horse, the leader of the Lakota, and what makes him an icon.

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