Portrait
Wounded Knee
Clip: 6/20/1991 | 2m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Taking charge, Tilsen helped get 70 people released from jail in two days. This was...
Taking charge, Tilsen helped get 70 people released from jail in two days. This was the beginning of the Wounded Knee defense committee.
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Portrait
Wounded Knee
Clip: 6/20/1991 | 2m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Taking charge, Tilsen helped get 70 people released from jail in two days. This was the beginning of the Wounded Knee defense committee.
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Clip: 6/20/1991 | 2m 43s | Tilsen's family immigrated to the U.S. from Russia and came looking for opportunity... (2m 43s)
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Clip: 6/20/1991 | 6m 47s | Tilsen was happy to own his own law firm and he began taking hundreds and hundreds of... (6m 47s)
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Clip: 6/20/1991 | 9m 1s | During his work for Wounded Knee defense, Tilsen felt emotional and a spiritual... (9m 1s)
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Clip: 6/20/1991 | 6m 45s | His participation in community organizations and being President of the U of M's... (6m 45s)
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