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Through much of the 20th century, federal policy toward Indians sought to extinguish all remnants of native life and culture. That policy was dramatically confronted in the late 1960s when a loose coalition of hippies, civil rights advocates, Black Panthers, unions, Mexican-Americans, Quakers and other Christians, celebrities, and others joined with Red Power activists to fight for Indian rights. In Hippies, Indians and the Fight for Red Power, Sherry Smith offers the first full account of this remarkable story.

Welcome to the Fight for $15 and a Union. We’re a movement of workers organizing for economic and racial justice. For more time with our families and more moments of joy. For the dignity and respect we deserve. For living wages and a union. Tune in every week to hear our stories. And remember, poverty doesn’t have to exist. We’re fighting to end it. Join us.

In her book Victory for the Vote, women's history expert Doris Weatherford offers an engaging and detailed narrative history of women's seven-decade fight for the vote, and the continuing current-day struggle for human rights and equality.