Historical PerspectiveUnfortunately, all Americans are familiar with the event known as Bloody Sunday, they learned it from U2's smash hit, "Sunday Bloody Sunday". The source of this song's popularity stems from its ability to evoke widespread sympathy for the Irish by painting an unforgettable picture of death and despair in the minds of each of its listeners. So what's unfortunate about this song being the primary source of historical knowledge regarding Bloody Sunday for most Americans? It's a shame not for its lack of information or authenticity, but for its lack of historical perspective. Essayist Jane Tompkins addresses this idea of ​​perspectivism by citing the changing representation of colonial American Indians in historical texts dating from 1964-1978. Limerick, in the historical texts of the early 1960s, Indians were not represented at all; they were “simply unnoticed” (65). Towards the end of the 1960s, Indian culture, although “an inferior culture” (65), was finally recognized. In the early 1970s, Indians "were more or less innocent prey of power-hungry whites" (65), but not until 1978 did Indians become "complicated, purposeful human beings, whose lives were spiritually motivated at a high level." (66 ). Tompkins argues that because each historical account is a product of its author's perspective, it is important to analyze diverse sources, including those that are traditionally underrepresented. What I have discovered in my research on Bloody Sunday is that in our efforts to account for the traditionally underrepresented perspective, we have instead carelessly omitted the dominant perspective. This omission will undoubtedly cause the same problems as omitting the traditionally under-reported part... half of the paper... Unlimited Special Reports. October 20, 2000. .Limmerick, Patricia Nelson. The legacy of the conquest. New York and London: WWNorton & Company, 1987. 35-54.McClean, Raymond, M.D. The Road to Bloody Sunday. L'Derry, Northern Ireland: Guildhall Press, 1997. 120-130. Morrison, Matt. "Remembering Bloody Sunday." The Irish people. January 25, 1997. October 1, 2000. Tompkins, Jane. “‘Indians’: Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History.” in "Race", Writing and Difference. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1986. 59-77.Winchester, Simon. "13 killed as paratroopers riot." Unlimited Guardian special reporting. October 20th 2000.>.