19407 Standing Bear | Discovered 1998 Mar. 25 by R. Linderholm at Lime Creek. |
Arrested for refusing to be moved to Indian Territory, Standing Bear (1834-1908) petitioned the U.S. District Court in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879 by writ of habeas corpus. The trial led to the decision that native Americans are "persons within the meaning of the law" and have the rights of citizenship. |
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