Former Senator John Hall had a promising political career. But things took a dark turn when he decided to take the law into his own hands.

Sources
Tina's Story
Clio
John Hall Historical Marker--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert

Seletyn
THE KILLING OF LEWIS WETZEL BY JOHN HALL (OCT 1862)--by Seletyn

Wikipedia
John Hall (West Virginia Politician)

Photos
Secession Political Cartoon--via WVTF
John Hall Mile Marker--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert via Clio
Wetzel article in the Wheeling Intelligencer--via Seletyn

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The Dakota people expected the US to honor and respect several peace treaties, BUT when those promises were broken, a devastating war erupted, leading to tragic consequences.

Sources
Tina's Story
EJI: A History of Racial Injustice

History.net
HOW THE U.S. USED ‘LAWS OF WAR’ TO HANG DAKOTA INDIANS AFTER 1862 UPRISING--by John A. Haymond

MPR News
History we don't teach: Mankato hangings an uneasy topic for MN schools--by Solvejg Wastvedt

Native Hope Blog
UNDERSTANDING THE DAKOTA UPRISING
What is the Dakota 38 Memorial

Reuters
Dakota Indians mark hangings of 1862 with trek on horseback--by David Bailey

The US Dakota War of 1862
Internment

University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts
US-Dakota War of 1862

Zinn Education Project
Dec. 26, 1862: Mass Execution of Dakota Indians

Photos
Public Hanging of Dakota Indians by federal authorities--sketch by WH Childs in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper/Minnesota Historical Society via MPR News
Little Crow, Dakota Chief--by James E McClees/Public Domain via Wikipedia
List of Dakota Killed at Mankato--via Native Hope Blog
Andrew Myrick--public domain via Wikipedia

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Wyatt Outlaw was the first African American to be appointed Town Commissioner and constable of Graham, North Carolina in 1869. BUT when whites objected to being policed by a black man, the KKK lynch Wyatt leading to the Kirk-Holden War.

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George Q. Cannon moved up the ranks to become a senior apostle in the Mormon Church and also served as non-voting delegate for Utah Territory in the United States Congress for 10 years beginning in 1872. BUT when political opponents learn of his plural marriages, his seat is jeopardized.

Sources
Tina's Story
Black Then
THE KIRK-HOLDEN WAR OF 1870
The Murder of Wyatt Outlaw--by Matt Swift

Caswell County Historical Association
Kirk-Holden War (1870)

City of Graham
Remembrance of Constable Wyatt Outlaw

Civil War Era North Carolina
Governor William W. Holden's Impeachment
John Walter Stephens
The Ku Klux Klan and the Kirk-Holden War

Elon News Network
Alamance NAACP spearheads effort to rename park after Black councilman slain in 1870--by Mackenzie Wilkes

Medium
The Confederate monument standing where the Klan killed Wyatt Outlaw--by Mike Scott

NC Pedia
Governor Holden Speaks Out Against the Ku Klux Klan
The Kirk-Holden War
Union League

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultureal Resources
Lynching of Wyatt Outlaw and the Kirk-Holden War

North Carolina History
Holden Impeachment

The Times News
The life and tragic death of Wyatt Outlaw

Trial of William W. Holden

A Red Record
Wyatt Outlaw

Wikipedia
Kirk-Holden War
William Woods Holden
Wyatt Outlaw

Yes Weekly
Wyatt Outlaw and the white men who put a monument where they lynched him--by Ian McDowell

Photos
Wyatt Outlaw--taken from Black Then
William Woods Holden--via Public Domain
George W. Kirk--from Library of Congress via Public Domain

Hillary's Story
BYU Religious Studies Center
George Q. Cannon in Hawai‘i, 1850–54: Relationship Challenges of a Young Missionary--by Davis Bitton

Church Historians Press
The Journal of George Q. Cannon

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
George Q. Cannon: A Mighty Instrument

History, Art & Archives
Cannon, George Quayle

Utah Department of Heritage & Arts
A PATRIARCH & THREE SCIONS: GEORGE Q. CANNON AND HIS OLDEST SONS JOHN, FRANK & ABRAHAM

Wikipedia
George Q. Cannon

Photos
George Q. Cannon--by Mathew Benjamin Brady via Public Domain
Cannon and his three oldest sons--via Utah Department of Heritage & Arts
Portrait of Polygamists in prison--from Charles Roscoe Savage via Public Domain

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In 2014, California State Senator LeLand Yee was celebrated for his leadership, gun control advocacy, support of first amendment rights, and more. But, an FBI raid on Yee’s office highlighted a level of hypocrisy that shook the civic foundation of the state, landing a ten on the Richter Scale of California’s history.

Hillary’s Story
In 1881, newly elected President James Garfield fought against political corruption throughout his career, but when a member of the Stalwarts seeks revenge for a perceived slight, the course of history is changed forever.

Sources:
Tina's Story
Wikipedia
“Leland Yee”

SFWeekly
“A tale of two Yee’s: Norman Yee may have unwittingly benefited from Leland Yee”--Rachel Swan

“Calif. state Sen. Yee had role in case against Ed Jew”--Phillip Matier And Andrew Ross

“Good Scout, Bad Boy: Examining the Virtues of Leland Yee”--Matt Smith

BeyondChron
“How the Media Protected Leland Yee”--Randy Shaw

Ballotpedia
“Leland Yee”
“California Proposition 50, Legislator Suspension Amendment (June 2016)”

Snopes
"Was Ex-California State Senator and Gun Control Advocate Leland Yee Arrested for Gun Trafficking?"--Bethania Plama

The Guardian
“Former California state senator Leland Yee sentenced to five years in prison”

Daily Republic
“Few can reconcile Leland Yee with the charges against him”--Tribune Content Agency

Represent Us
“CALIFORNIA BADBOYS: SENATOR LELAND YEE AND ‘SHRIMP BOY’”

ABCLocal
LeLand Yee Criminal Complaint

San Francisco Examiner
“DA, FBI announce formation of political corruption task force”--Jonah Owen Lamb

CalWatchdog
“Not a single Leland Yee gun-control bill was signed into law”--John Hrabe

California State Senate
Leeland Yee

Forbes
“Senator Yee Knew Conspiracy Would Send Money To Islamic Militants And Arms To North Africa”--Gregory S. McNeal

CBS SF Bay Area
“Man Who Threatened To Kill State Sen. Leland Yee Faces 10 Year Sentence”--CBS News Service

KQED California Public Radio
“Prop. 50: Should Legislature Be Able to Suspend Lawmakers Without Pay?”--Ben Adler

KPCC
“Leland Yee investigation: 8 shocking details from the affidavit”--Sharon McNary

Photos
LA Times
Shrimp Boy--Jen Siska via LA Times

Wikimedia
Leland Yee Headshot--photo by Nancy Wong

NBC Bay Area
Leland Yee--Screenshot via NBC Bay Area News

Hillary's Story

Wikipedia
"James A. Garfield"

The Atlantic
"How the Assassination of James A. Garfield Haunts VA Reform"--Norm Ornstein

Mental Floss
"8 Things You Might Not Know About James A. Garfield"--by Jake Rossen

Encyclopedia Brittanica
"James A. Garfield: President of United States"

Photos
Wikipedia
Garfield Election Poster via Library of Congress
Presidential Portrait via Library of Congress
Guiteau via Jacek Halicki via Wikimedia Commons
Garfield and Wife via Western Reserve Historical Society

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