PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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to draw attention to their conditions
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to obtain the right to vote
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to reclaim lost lands
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to protest the Vietnam War
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Detailed explanation-1: -This group, made up of Indigenous people, relocated to the Bay Area, to protest against the United States government’s policies that took aboriginal land away from American Indians and aimed to destroy their cultures.
Detailed explanation-2: -As stated on AIM’s official website, the American Indian Movement’s goals were: the recognition of Indian treaties by the United States government, among other goals such as sovereignty and the protection of Native Americans and their liberties.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Alcatraz occupation fueled a new political awakening popularly known as “Red Power.” This pivotal demonstration led to the passage of more than 26 pieces of self-determination legislation and Supreme Court decisions that enhanced the sovereign powers of native nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -In November 1969, Native American activists occupied Alcatraz Island and held it for nineteen months to bring attention to past injustices and contemporary issues confronting Native Americans, as state in this proclamation, drafted largely by Adam Fortunate Eagle of the Ojibwa Nation.
Detailed explanation-5: -The underlying goals of the Indians on Alcatraz were to awaken the American public to the reality of the plight of the first Americans and to assert the need for Indian self-determination.