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The displayed Alcatraz Proclamation

Proclamation given during the second short occupation of Alcatraz on November 9th 1969, American Indians stress to the U.S. Federal Government that the land is technically theirs under the Fort Laramie Treaty.

1969: Four Indians sit around a campfire during the Alcatraz Occupation. Government signs are vandalized behind them.

The fashion of the counterculture movement was typically similar to what is known as "Hippie" fashion. Many trends that were associated with hippie fashion are featured in this photo.

Afros were seen as a symbol of African Americans and soon became a sign of political activism after they became popular. They were considered a break to the expected standards defined by European beauty. Afros typically began in historically black…

Janis Joplin was an American singer who was extremely popular during the 1960's. She was born on January 9, 1943. She died in 1970 due to an accidental drug overdose. Her fashion sense began to be slightly out of the norm in high school when she…

There is little doubt that the American-Indian movement provided a much needed cultural revival for the American native peoples. Due to the militant nature of their organization, however, many of the activists who were involved with the AIM were…

In the summer of 1968, prominent Native American activists Dennis Banks, George Mitchell, and Clyde Bellecourt gathered hundreds of like-minded individuals in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Armed with goal of forcing the United States to recognize Native…