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In Indian civilization I am a Baptist, because I believe in immersing the Indians in our civilization and when we get them under holding them there until they are thoroughly soaked.

Richard Henry Pratt

Richard Henry Pratt

Richard Henry Pratt

Born: December 6, 1840

Died: April 23, 1924 (aged 83)

Bio: Richard Henry Pratt is best known as the founder and longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Known for:

Indian Schools: An Exposure (1915)

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