Occupying Alcatraz: Native American Activists Demand Change

by Alexis Burling

Overview

Occupying Alcatraz 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. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781624023132
Publisher:	ABDO
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Hidden Heroes Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Attempted Invasion 4

Chapter 2 Native Heritage 14

Chapter 3 Seeds of Activism 26

Chapter 4 A Student Takeover 38

Chapter 5 The Occupation Begins 50

Chapter 6 A Turn for the Worse 60

Chapter 7 Leaving Alcatraz 72

Chapter 8 The Occupation Lives on 84

Timeline 98

Essential Facts 100

Glossary 102

Additional Resources 104

Sources Notes 106

Index 110

About the Author 112