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Richard T. Drinnon is an American activist and author. He was born on January 4, 1925, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is best known for his work in the civil rights movement and his writings on Native American history. Drinnon attended the University of Minnesota, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1947. He then attended the University of Chicago, where he earned a master's degree in history in 1949. Drinnon was a leader in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and served as its first executive secretary. He was also a leader in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and was a key figure in the occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969. Drinnon has written several books on Native American history, including Facing West: The Metaphysics of Indian-Hating and Empire-Building (1980) and Keeper of Concentration Camps: Dillon S. Myer and American Racism (1987). He has also written extensively on the civil rights movement and the history of the United States. Drinnon is currently retired and lives in Minneapolis. He is 98 years old.

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1968

During the Columbia University protests of 1968, Drinnon participated in a student walkout of a speech at Bucknell University by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, when Humphrey blamed protesters for disorder on the campus. Drinnon shouted "This is a disgrace," and walked out along with about 30 students.

1961

In 1961, while Drinnon was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, he was discovered by police to be the next person on the target list of John Harrison Farmer, who felt that he was on a mission from God to kill people who he believed were associated with communism.

1925

Richard T. Drinnon (January 4, 1925 - April 19, 2012) was professor emeritus of history at Bucknell University.

1776

While there he taught two popular courses on "A Critical View of American History" which emphasized the negatives during American history from 1776 to the present. He ultimately was denied tenure because of his political activism. He protested the execution of Caryl Chessman, was the first faculty advisor for SLATE, the activist student union, and was about to be called up to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) because they suspected him of being a communist. At the time he was denied tenure he had already published his first book, Rebel in Paradise: A Biography of Emma Goldman.