Occupying Alcatraz, Native American activists demand change, by Alexis Burling
Type
Label
Occupying Alcatraz, Native American activists demand change, by Alexis Burling
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsportraits
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Occupying Alcatraz
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
958783189
Responsibility statement
by Alexis Burling
Series statement
Hidden heroes
Sub title
Native American activists demand change
Summary
Discusses how in 1969, a group of daring Native American activists launched a 19-month takeover of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, seeking to highlight the poor living conditions that persisted in Native American communities throughout the country
Table Of Contents
An attempted invasion -- Native heritage -- Seeds of activism -- A student takeover -- The occupation begins -- A turn for the worse -- Leaving Alcatraz -- The occupation lives on
Target audience
adolescent
resource.variantTitle
Native American activists demand change