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Photo book about Riverside’s Sherman Indian High School rekindles mixed memories

Clifford Trafzer, a UC Riverside history professor and chairman of American Indian Affairs, holds his book "Shadows of Sherman Institute," at his UC Riverside office on Friday, Oct. 13.
Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG
Clifford Trafzer, a UC Riverside history professor and chairman of American Indian Affairs, holds his book “Shadows of Sherman Institute,” at his UC Riverside office on Friday, Oct. 13.
Dave Downey
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The more than 150 photos in a new book, “Shadows of Sherman Institute,” were taken in black and white.

But they sketch a colorful history of Riverside’s 115-year-old school for Native American children that is both bright and dark.

A new photo book looks at the history of what's now called Sherman Indian High School in Riverside.Courtesy photo
A new photo book looks at the history of what’s now called Sherman Indian High School in Riverside.

“Every photo tells a story,” said Clifford Trafzer, a UC Riverside hist . . .

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