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Peer reviewedSklansky, Jeff – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1989
Analyzes the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island by young radical American Indians as a set of metaphors for Indian America. Examines the central images of cultural revitalization through independence, protest against the position of Native Americans nationwide and rebellion against White oppression. Contains 47 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian History, American Indians, Civil Disobedience
Peer reviewedBowenkamp, Christine – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1995
Outlines the sequence of events in the Los Angeles civil unrest (riots) and summarizes several of the underlying causes that precipitated the event. Describes the psychological reactions of victims and emergency responders. Discusses crisis interventions used to minimize the emotional aftereffects. Discusses what mental health professionals and…
Descriptors: Civil Disobedience, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs
McAdam, Doug – 1982
Although recent research suggests that individuals active in social protest in the 1960's maintain their activist identities, the structural links which allow the continuity have yet to be identified. A review of research reveals that the continuity of self-identification, political attitudes and activities, and occupational choices is influenced…
Descriptors: Activism, Civil Disobedience, Diffusion (Communication), Political Attitudes
Download full textMerriam, Allen H. – 1980
India's policy of free speech suffered a severe if temporary setback in the 1970s. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a 19-month state of emergency, during which 150,000 people were arrested, newspapers were censored, and dissent was essentially eliminated. A central figure in the confrontation with the Indian government over political…
Descriptors: Censorship, Civil Disobedience, Civil Liberties, Dissent
Sneed, Don; Stonecipher, Harry W. – 1989
The ultimate test of the speech-action dichotomy, as it relates to symbolic speech to be considered by the courts, may be the fasting of prison inmates who use hunger strikes to protest the conditions of their confinement or to make political statements. While hunger strikes have been utilized by prisoners for years as a means of protest, it was…
Descriptors: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Communication Research, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedJohnson, Troy – WICAZO SA Review, 1994
Attempts to place in historical perspective the 19-month American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island, which began in November 1969. Discusses societywide and specifically Native American events leading to occupation; occupation itself and responses by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Nixon Administration; and other Indian activist actions during…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, Civil Disobedience
