A Century of Dishonor
- First published
- 1885
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"A Century of Dishonor" by Helen Hunt Jackson is a non-fiction book published in 1881 that chronicles the United States government's mistreatment of Native Americans. Inspired by Standing Bear's testimony about forced removal, Jackson documented systematic injustices through tribal histories, broken treaties, and massacres. She sent copies to every member of Congress at her own expense, hoping to awaken America's conscience to what she called "a century of dishonor" and spur meaningful reform of federal Indian policy.
- United States
- Indians of North America
- Indians, Treatment of
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #50560. A Century of Dishonor on Wikipedia.
