Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born September 10, 1938) is an American historian, writer, professor, and activist based in San Francisco. Born in Texas, she grew up in Oklahoma and is a social justice and feminist activist. She has written numerous books including ''Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra Years'' (2005), ''Red Dirt: Growing up Okie'' (1992), and ''An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States'' (2014). She is professor emeritus in Ethnic Studies at California State University.