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Alvin M. Josephy Jr.: Obituary

Historian Alvin M. Josephy Jr. who wrote or edited more than a dozen books about the struggles of American Indian tribes, died Sunday at his home, his daughter said. He was 90.

Josephy, the founding chairman for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, wrote books including "The Patriot Chiefs" and "Now That the Buffalo's Gone." He also edited the historical anthology "Red Power" a noted account of the campaign for Indian rights.

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