June 12, 1971: 53 years ago, June 11 1971, federal marshals raided Alcatraz Island, [...]

53 years ago, June 11 1971, federal marshals raided Alcatraz Island, removing the last few remaining occupiers. Hundreds of Native people from across North America, led by the Indians of All Tribes, had occupied the former prison island during the previous nineteen months

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