In their California history classes, fourth grade students in California learned about life in the Missions, the Gold Rush, Ishi, and the head of Joaquin Murrieta.  The Murieta story went like this: The "Americans" captured and killed the dangerous Mexican "bandit" Joaquin Murrieta, and placed his head into an enormous pickle jar for display to the public. 

The story made students of color a bit uncomfortable.

Here, some actors stage the Murrieta story:

And here, a "tornado of revenge" in the film Murieta (1965):