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Alcatraz

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On November 20, 2019
Fifty years ago today, the Native American rights movement's occupation of Alcatraz began: On Nov. 20, 1969, more than 70 Native Americans gathered before dawn on a dock in San Francisco Bay. They boarded three boats and sailed from the small, foggy harbor in Sausalito,...
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Today is the anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's completion in Utah. I have written in the past about the horrific labor history behind this. I was happy to wake up this morning to see my friend Alessandra Link telling this story from the Native perspective....
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