Robert Neighbors
Robert Simpson Neighbors (November 3, 1815 – September 14, 1859) was an Indian agent and Texas state legislator. Known as a fair and determined protector of Indian interests as guaranteed by treaty, he was murdered for his beliefs by a Texan who disagreed with giving any rights to the Comanches.
Read more about Robert Neighbors: Early Life, Immigration To Texas, Capture By General Adrian Woll, Indian Agent and The Field System, Adoption By The Comanche, Neighbors Expedition, Return As An Indian Agent, Death, Personal Life
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“We forge gradually our greatest instrument for understanding the world—introspection. We discover that humanity may resemble us very considerably—that the best way of knowing the inwardness of our neighbors is to know ourselves.”
—Walter Lippmann (1889–1974)