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BackStory: Darkness over the Plain: The Bison in American History
![A color lithograph of a herd of bison near Lake Jessie (North Dakota)](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/resource/Bison.jpg?itok=sd7Hl7Qt)
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A color lithograph of a herd of bison near Lake Jessie (North Dakota), ca. 1855. Created by Sarony, Major & Knapp Lithographs for the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, U.S. Pacific railroad explorations and surveys, 47th & 49th Parallels.
Darkness over the Plain: The Bison in American History traces the history of the American bison from abundance, to near extinction, to present-day efforts at conservation. Learn how the history of the species intersects with environmental history, the dispossession of Native peoples, and scientific racism.
A full transcript of this episode can be found on the BackStory website.
Note: This podcast discusses white supremacist and antisemitic ideas in the segment "The Two Sides of Madison Grant."
Millions of Bison Once Roamed the Great Plains (00:20-14:55)
The Two Sides of Madison Grant (15:10-27:10)
Bringing Buffalo Home (27:30-44:45)
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