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After Las Vegas fixes Cesar Chavez’s legacy, let’s ponder renaming Carson City

Posted on March 28, 2026 by William P. BarrettMarch 31, 2026

Nevada’s remote state capital is named for Kit Carson, a war criminal who shot Indians and Latinos

Posted on April 30, 2024 by William P. BarrettNovember 16, 2024

The military adventurer and war criminal disparaged local Indians and got a good bath

Posted on January 27, 2020 by William P. BarrettJanuary 27, 2020

“Imperfect Union,” by Steve Inskeep, recounts John C. Frémont’s slaughter of Indians and Latinos

Posted on April 2, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 9, 2018

By massacring Indians and Latinos, he helped open the West to gringos.