May 17, 1966: 58 years ago, May 17 1964, over 5,000 people gathered in San Francisco's [...]
58 years ago, May 17 1964, over 5,000 people gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to protest a proposed freeway which would have cut through the park’s panhandle. Later that year, the Golden Gate Freeway was successfully defeated The event featured a speech by Kenneth Rexroth and music by …
June 5, 1966: 56 years ago, 2500 people marched in Oakland against racist hiring and [...]
56 years ago, 2500 people marched in Oakland against racist hiring and construction practices by BART. The march was organized by Justice on Bay Area Rapid Transit (JOBART), who charged that BART construction deliberately entrenched segregation and demolished Black homes
June 5, 1966: 58 years ago, June 23 1966, tenants of Alameda's Estuary Housing Project [...]
58 years ago, June 23 1966, tenants of Alameda’s Estuary Housing Project ended a 5-day occupation of Franklin Park after the city agreed to many of their demands, relocating some residents and delaying the demolition of the majority-Black community The Estuary, adjacent to Naval Air Station Alameda, was built during …
June 23, 1966: 57 years ago, June 23 1966, tenants of Alameda's Estuary Housing Project [...]
57 years ago, June 23 1966, tenants of Alameda’s Estuary Housing Project ended a 5-day occupation of Franklin Park after the city agreed to many of their demands, relocating some residents and delaying the demolition of the majority-Black community The Estuary, adjacent to Naval Air Station Alameda, was built during …
June 23, 1966: Estuary Tenants End Franklin Park Occupation
June 23 1966, tenants of Alameda’s Estuary Housing Project ended a 5-day occupation of Franklin Park after the city agreed to many of their demands, relocating some residents and delaying the demolition of the majority-Black community. The Estuary, adjacent to Naval Air Station Alameda, was built during World War II …