Red Power On Alcatraz, Perspectives 50 Years Later (U.S. National Park Service)
May 30, 1970. ILKA HARTMANN The Occupation of Alcatraz At first the Occupation was wildly popular, attracting thousands of Native Americans on a pilgrimage to the cold, windy island in San Francisco Bay. It was widely supported in the Bay Area. Celebrities arrived and donations poured in. The press came from all over the country, […]