May 22, 1939: 85 years ago, May 22 1939, the last fluent speaker of the Rumsen Ohlone [...]
85 years ago, May 22 1939, the last fluent speaker of the Rumsen Ohlone language, Isabel Meadows, died at the age of 92. One of eight prominent Ohlone languages, the Rumsen language had been spoken, likely for thousands of years, between what’s now the Pajaro River and Big Sur Isabel …
January 19, 1941: 83 years ago, January 18 1941, two sailors cut down the Nazi flag from the [...]
83 years ago, January 18 1941, two sailors cut down the Nazi flag from the 10th story window of San Francisco’s German consulate. The sailors, who were arrested and later disciplined by military authorities in Washington, were cheered on by a crowd of thousands The consulate did not ordinarily fly …
September 23, 1941: George Jackson Was Born
September 23 1941, George Jackson, revolutionary author and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family and the San Quentin chapter Black Panther Party, was born in Chicago, Illinois.
April 7, 1942: 82 years ago, April 7 1942, thousands of Japanese San Franciscans were [...]
82 years ago, April 7 1942, thousands of Japanese San Franciscans were rounded up and relocated by force to “internment camps.” Contemporary reports estimated the number of total forced relocations from the Bay Area at around 4,600 Forced relocations from the city began in earnest the prior day, with hundreds …
August 12, 1944: 79 years ago, Aug 11 1944, 50 Black sailors chose to face mutiny charges [...]
79 years ago, Aug 11 1944, 50 Black sailors chose to face mutiny charges rather than load munitions at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Contra Costa County after a disastrous munitions explosion in July left 320 dead, most of whom were Black enlisted men Sailors at Port Chicago, where safety …