American Indian Political Activism

The warrior later became the chairman of NIYC and continued to promote it through speech and writing (Indian Armed Documents, p. 527). One of the biggest moves of NIYC is occupation of Alcatraz. "In November 1969, 89 young Indians occupied Alcatraz Island (Indian Armed Documents, p. 528) The purpose of occupying Alcatraz is to attract attention and promote" red power " (Hudson). The voice of Alcatraz Island was a huge success and said, "India's rights can no longer be ignored and a warning to the US that it can not become a symbol of Indian people's hope" (Docume)

Especially since the 1960s, activities of the US military and urban settlement contributed to the increase of activity of American Indians, and the group of Indian students in San Francisco occupied Alcatraz (1969-1971). At the same time, the American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded in Minneapolis and the American Indians established chapters throughout the country that combine spiritual activities and political activities. Political protest action has evoked public attention and sympathy of the Americans

In the influence of the civil rights movement, Native American became politically active recently. The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an example of how Indians from different tribes organize to protect their real culture, prevent further infringement of their territorial rights, and pursue other legal issues . Several goals have been achieved, but a few American native Americans may have more goals than other minorities The history of African Americans in this country is a long and complicated story . During the early American slave trade, millions of blacks came from Africa. By the end of the eighteenth century, nearly 4 million slaves were living in the southern states. Some slave owners try to treat black slaves humanely, but I feel that slaves have lost their homes, their families and freedom. In addition, poor working conditions, body beats, handcuffs, branding and castration are also common.

African-American politics has a long, complex and often painful history in the United States. By definition, slaves are non-citizens outside the political process. But the slaves were able to shape their political role for them in various ways. In New England, African Americans elected the governor and the king of the Black during the election day festival. And it will vote in the parade, food and entertainment. In the colonial era, free blacks tried to enter the political process as much as possible but could not have a major impact on the political regime. In the half century after the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War, the free black voting was very limited, but through free petitions, community groups, immigration control, newspapers, and finally the prewar conference movement, I expressly expressed.