Modern Civil Rights Movement
Photo of the Occupation of Alcatraz Island by the American Indian Movement (1969)
Annotation
This is an example of the 20th-century resistance of American Indians to oppression that occurred at the same time as the modern Civil Rights Movement.
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Citation
Johnson, Troy. The American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz Island 1969–1971. 1995. Accessed May 1, 2012. Jrgens, Iris. "AIM Takeover of Alcatraz." From 5 Black Cats. 2010. Accessed May 1, 2012.