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A Letter from Perry Watkins on his Mistreatment in the Army
Perry Watkins was a gay African American soldier who was drafted to serve in the army during the Vietnam War. He was open about his sexuality throughout his entire career. Despite this, in 1981, the army revoked his security clearance after 13 years [...]
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Eras: Postwar America (1946-1975), Contemporary US (1976 to the present)
Indigenous Activists Claim Alcatraz Island (1969)
On November 20, 1969, eighty-nine Native Americans, led by activist Richard Oakes, seized control of Alcatraz. From 1934 until 1963 this small island in San Francisco Bay had been home to the federal prison Alcatraz. Nicknamed "The Rock," the [...]
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Postwar America (1946-1975)