April 2, 1985: 39 years ago, April 2 1985, San Jose City Council voted 10-1 to ban city [...]

39 years ago, April 2 1985, San Jose City Council voted 10-1 to ban city investment in any firm doing business in apartheid South Africa. By the end of the year, San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, and Richmond all passed similar divestment resolutions



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