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“The editorial in the Saturday Pioneer, published by L. Frank Baum, reflects on Sitting Bull's death and contains shocking sentiments about the Sioux.”
Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: L. Frank Baum's editorials
For: Listeners interested in American history and literature
Key quote: “Maybe this is overstretching it, but one of the famous characters in The Wizard of Oz is the cowardly lion.”
The host discusses a controversial editorial by L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, which reflects on the death of Sitting Bull and expresses extreme views on Native Americans. This mention serves to highlight the complex and often contradictory attitudes towards Indigenous peoples in American history, drawing a parallel to themes in Baum's famous work.