| Movie Review | The Journal of American History, 93.3

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Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: Massacre at Mystic. Dir. by James Moll. Prod. by James Moll and Christopher Pavlick. History Channel, 2006. 60 mins. (A&E Home Video, P.O. Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407; 888-423-1212; http://www.store.aetv.com/)
Early on May 26, 1637, English colonists and their Native allies attacked the large Pequot village at Mystic. As the Pequots attempted to mount a defense, the English set the village aflame and systematically shot down those who tried to flee. Hundreds of Pequots died in one of the ugliest massacres in a long history of colonial violence in North America. Massacre at Mystic explores the causes and consequences of this event in a History Channel series highlighting ten significant yet sometimes overlooked moments in the American past.	1
The director uses a familiar format to tell the story of the massacre, including reenactments, talking heads, and striking cinematography. What is more unusual and attractive in this case is the incorporation of multiple Native voices alongside the academic discourse and the emphasis in the latter third of the film on the survival and reemergence of the Pequot people.	. . .

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