February 21, 1970: 54 years ago, Feb 21 1970, the Youth International Party (White Panther [...]
54 years ago, Feb 21 1970, the Youth International Party (White Panther Tribe of Palo Alto), the Palo Alto section of both the Yippies and the White Panther Party, briefly occupied the Midpeninsula Free University, declaring it the “People’s Office” Led by 19-year-old Minister of Information Tim Gadus, the group …
February 21, 1968: 56 years ago, Feb 21 1967, Betty Shabazz arrived in San Francisco for her [...]
56 years ago, Feb 21 1967, Betty Shabazz arrived in San Francisco for her first public speech since the murder of her husband Malcolm X. She was escorted by an armed phalanx of 14 men from two different new organizations, both called the Black Panther Party Shabazz had been invited …
February 20, 1918: 106 years ago, Feb 20 1918, 16-year-old San Francisco socialist Hazel [...]
106 years ago, Feb 20 1918, 16-year-old San Francisco socialist Hazel Stewart refused to pledge allegiance to the American flag in opposition to US involvement in World War I. Her suspension led to a wave of student anti-war protest, triggering a crisis for the SF school board Stewart was a …
February 20, 1979: 45 years ago, Feb 19 1979, about 700 people, mostly Japanese-American, [...]
45 years ago, Feb 19 1979, about 700 people, mostly Japanese-American, gathered at Tanforan Park Shopping Center in San Bruno for a Day of Remembrance, commemorating the survivors of the Japanese internment camp which stood on the site in 1942 The action was planned by the Tanforan Committee, who organized …
February 19, 1970: 54 years ago, Feb 19 1970, a bomb reportedly exploded in Clifford [...]
54 years ago, Feb 19 1970, a bomb reportedly exploded in Clifford Harbaugh’s backyard in Dublin. Harbaugh had been coordinating a fundraising effort for the 12 Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies indicted on civil rights charges for brutality during the People’s Park movement Harbaugh claimed an anonymous caller had told him, …