Dec. 19, 1933: 90 years ago, Dec 19 1933, the Communist Party held at a protest at the [...]
90 years ago, Dec 19 1933, the Communist Party held at a protest at the German Consulate in San Francisco, demanding the Nazi government free the communists it had charged with burning the Reichstag. 3 party members were arrested for painting red hammer & sickles on the consulate
One of the arrestees, a 21-year-old woman named El Booth, refused to name her occupation to the police, reportedly telling them: “I am an intellectual and I don’t have to work.”
