April 9, 1966: 58 years ago, April 8 1966, Oakland police brutally beat Luther Smith and [...]
58 years ago, April 8 1966, Oakland police brutally beat Luther Smith and his family in their West Oakland home. Their case would play a major role in the successful push by activists to establish Oakland’s Citizen Police Review Board Shortly after the beating, Smith’s case was taken up by …
April 9, 1970: 54 years ago, April 8 1970, 200 people resisted an eviction at 2425 Grant [...]
54 years ago, April 8 1970, 200 people resisted an eviction at 2425 Grant in West Berkeley, when the house mysteriously caught fire. The fire-damaged property was unsuitable for habitation, rendering the eviction successful The resistance was organized by 2425 Grant residents, led by Albertha Preston, and supported by Berkeley …
A poem for the moon by the Bay Area’s great revolutionary poet Diane Di [...]
A poem for the moon by the Bay Area’s great revolutionary poet Diane Di Prima, published in the Berkeley Tribe, 1969
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 …
April 7, 1969: 55 years ago, April 6 1969, 10,000 anti-war protesters marched to the [...]
55 years ago, April 6 1969, 10,000 anti-war protesters marched to the Presidio Army installation in San Francisco, where they clashed with military police, 13 of whom were reportedly injured