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The eighteen forty-seven attack on the Whitmans horrified Americans and affected the lives of the peoples of the Columbia Plateau for decades afterward. Questions persisted over whether killing the Whitmans was justified legal retribution, an act of revenge, or some combination of both, and the circumstances surrounding the tragedy continued to resonate with modern issues of cultural interaction and differing perspectives.
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