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The Unselling of Alcatraz


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Jerry Mander and Alvin Duskin were two of the key characters who mounted the effort that rescinded Texas oilman Lamar Hunt's purchase of Alcatraz.

Interview by Chris Carlsson, video by Nick Kasimatis