July 14, 1970: 53 years ago, July 14 1970, a crowd of hundreds in Berkeley celebrated [...]

53 years ago, July 14 1970, a crowd of hundreds in Berkeley celebrated Bastille Day by attacking the fence surrounding People’s Park. Fighting broke out with police, who blanketed the area in tear gas, making 30 arrests and injuring dozens. 40 holes were cut in the fence

The park was established almost a year earlier by cultural and political militants attempting to push back against UC-led “urban renewal” efforts. The fence was finally brought down in 1972. Last year, a fence went up again and fell just as quickly
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