The Chief Who Wanted Peace And Died For It — The Tragic Story Of Black Kettle
His commitment to peace was not weakness.
It was a strategic and moral choice made by a man who understood his situation with clarity.
He knew the disparity between Cheyenne and American military power.
He knew the history of what had happened to other peoples who had chosen sustained armed resistance.
He knew that the path he was choosing offered no guarantees and that many of his own people doubted it.
He chose it anyway, because he believed it was the best available chance for his people’s survival, and because he believed that violence was wrong in itself.
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