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OceanView Publishing

Alcatraz History: Welcome to Alcatraz History

For Students 9th - 10th
The entire history of the famous Alcatraz prison known as "The Rock," beginning with 1847, when "The U.S. Army took notice of "The Rock" and its strategic value as a military fortress."
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PBS

Alcatraz Is Not an Island: Indian Activisim

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger PBS site about Altcatraz and the Indian protest movement, this outlines the various AIM and Red Power actions to bring to the front Native American problems and to push for basic civil rights.
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University of Nevada: Alcatraz Occupation: 30 Years Later

For Students 9th - 10th
This article has many quotes from people that were involved with the Indian Occupation of Alcatraz about what they remember. This site also provides many links to pictures and stores about the takeover.