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1850 - 1874

During the second half of the 19th century, Nebraska saw a series of rapid and dramatic changes--new people, new government, new technology, and new ways of life. Human rights were being redefined by changing laws and raging battles over slavery and incursions into lands inhabited by Native Americans. With the arrival of beef cattle, railroads, urban centers, and homesteaders, what would become of the bison and the Native people who once relied on them for the basics of life? Read more
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