Read Indian Land Forever: The Indian Occupation of Alcatraz, 1969 to 1971 by Troy Johnson Online

In November 1969, Alcatraz Island became the rallying point for a pivotal event in Native American civil rights history. The island, which had been vacated by the Bureau of Prisons in 1963, came under the control of a group of committed Indian activists, determined to force the American government to make good on its treaties and agreements with their various tribes....