STANDING BEAR WAS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO GO HOME – THEN HIS CASE FORCED A U.S. COURT TO DECIDE IF A NATIVE MAN WAS A “PERSON”
The press did not create Standing Bear’s grievance.
It made it visible.
Tibbles contacted attorneys.
John L.
Webster and Andrew J.
Poppleton agreed to represent Standing Bear without charging him a fee, according to the federal court’s historical account.