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1969-1971 Occupation of Alcatraz: Richard Oakes
1media/Screen Shot 2023-04-01 at 1.29.20 PM_thumb.png2023-04-01T20:29:35+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Richard Oakes, seen in November 1970. Soon after Alcatraz, Oakes was shot and killed in Sonoma, California, by Michael Morgan, a YMCA camp manager. Oakes reportedly confronted him, and Morgan alleged he was in fear for his life, and responded by drawing a handgun and fatally shooting Oakes. Oakes was unarmed when he was shot. Morgan was charged with voluntary manslaughter, but was acquitted by a jury that agreed with Morgan that the killing was an act of self-defense. Oakes supporters contend the shooting was an act of murder, and that Morgan received support from a racially motivated jury and district attorney. Oakes was 30 years old.plain2023-04-01T20:29:35+00:00November 1970Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49