April 6, 1968: 56 years ago, April 6 1968, Oakland police murdered 17-year-old Black [...]
56 years ago, April 6 1968, Oakland police murdered 17-year-old Black Panther Party member Lil’ Bobby Hutton, the party’s first recruit and treasurer, just weeks before his 18th birthday On April 6, cops filled the streets of West Oakland following a day of riots over the assassination of Martin Luther …
April 5, 1968: 56 years ago, April 5 1968, thousands of people gathered in San [...]
56 years ago, April 5 1968, thousands of people gathered in San Francisco’s Civic Center to mourn Martin Luther King, Jr, who had been murdered the previous day. Following the memorial, nearly two thousand police were deployed downtown to Market St where a riot ensued Majority-Black high schools were closed …
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This article from the @sfchronicle repeats an oft-heard myth about the [...]
This article from the @sfchronicle repeats an oft-heard myth about the origins of People’s Park: that the site was originally acquired by the University of California “to make room for dormitories” But this isn’t true. Here’s where this myth comes from and why it persists: https://t.co/JRkisj57iY When the UC used …
April 4, 1975: 49 years ago, April 4 1975, the Red Guerrilla Family bombed the Standard [...]
49 years ago, April 4 1975, the Red Guerrilla Family bombed the Standard Oil building in San Francisco. It was timed to correspond with a visit by President Ford, who was 3 blocks away when the bomb exploded. The building was evacuated after the RGF sent a warning The Standard …