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  2. Shawnee Methodist Mission - Wikipedia

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    Shawnee Methodist Mission, also known as the Shawnee Mission, which later became the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School, is located in Fairway, Kansas, United States. Designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1968, the Shawnee Methodist Mission is operated by the city as a museum. [ 2 ]

  3. Indian independence movement - Wikipedia

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    The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic movement for Indian independence emerged in the Province of Bengal.

  4. Charles Freer Andrews - Wikipedia

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    Charles Freer Andrews (12 February 1871 – 5 April 1940) was an Anglican priest and Christian missionary, educator and social reformer, and an activist for Indian independence. He became a close friend of Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi and identified with the Indian liberation struggle. He was instrumental in convincing Gandhi to ...

  5. Potawatomi Trail of Death - Wikipedia

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    [36] [37] Historian Jacob Piatt Dunn is credited for naming the Potawatomi's forced march "The Trail of Death" in his book, True Indian Stories (1909). [38] It was the single largest Indian removal in the state. [39] Journals, letters, and newspaper accounts of the journey provide details of the route, weather, and living conditions.

  6. Bishni Devi Shah - Wikipedia

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    Indian independence movement Bishni Devi Shah (12 October 1902– 1972) was an Indian independence activist from Uttarakhand and the first woman from the region to be jailed during India's independence movement .

  7. V. K. Krishna Menon - Wikipedia

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    Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (3 May 1896 – 6 October 1974) was an Indian academic, independence activist, politician, lawyer, and statesman. [1] [2] During his time, Menon contributed to the Indian independence movement and India's foreign relations.

  8. Baba Kharak Singh - Wikipedia

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    Baba Kharak Singh (6 June 1867 — 6 October 1963) was an Indian playwright born at Sialkot in British India. He was involved in the Indian independence movement and was president of the Central Sikh League. [1] [2] He was also one of the founders of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. [2]

  9. Amko Simko massacre - Wikipedia

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    There is debate on the issue of whether to treat this incident as an agrarian movement or a movement as a part of the Indian independence movement. The Odisha District Gazetteers mention the Amko Simko firing as an "agrarian agitation which was later eulogized by the Congress leaders as examples of bravery and valiant resistance by the tribals ...