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The phrase "kill the Indian, save the man" originates from the words of Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt, a United States Army officer who founded and directed the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. Pratt, known for his criticism of racial segregation and for being the first to use the term "racism" in 1902, used this phrase to describe the school's philosophy. The intention behind "kill the Indian, save the man" was to forcibly assimilate Native Americans into white American culture, eradicating their indigenous identities and cultures to transform them into what he considered "civilized men."[1] [2] [3]

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  1. ^ Gene Demby. The Ugly, Fascinating History Of The Word 'Racism'. NPR.org. January 6, 2014. Accessed September 17, 2024
  2. ^ Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, at the Nineteenth Annual Session held in Denver, Col., June 23-29, 1892.Edited by Isabel C. Barrows, Official Reporter of the Conference, Boston: Press of Geo. H. Ellis, 1892, p. 46.
  3. ^ National Museum of American History, Behring Center. Keeping History: Plains Indians Ledger Drawings. Smithsonian, 2009-2010, p. 3.