Native American Holocaust Analysis

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The main concerns of civil rights in America were that Native Americans is that they desired to gain the right to free speech, press, and assembly as well as protection from unreasonable search and seizure. They also desired to have rights to hire an attorney in a criminal case, protection against self incrimination and against cruel and unusual punishments, such as which they were experiencing during the 1800s under Andrew Jackson’s Native American “Holocaust in America”. They also desired the right of criminal defendant to a speedy trial, to be advised of the charges, and to confront any adverse witnesses, along with protection against excessive bail, and protection against incarceration of more than one year. Along with this they wanted

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