November 2, 1970: 53 years ago, November 1 1970, the Black Panther Party’s house band, The [...]
53 years ago, November 1 1970, the Black Panther Party’s house band, The Lumpen, played their first big San Francisco show headlining a free benefit concert at the Sportsman’s Inn They opened their set with their then recently released hit “Free Bobby Free,” an anthem for Bobby Seale recorded on …
November 1, 1969: 54 years ago, October 31 1969, the Strategic Anarchy Command (SAC) [...]
54 years ago, October 31 1969, the Strategic Anarchy Command (SAC) celebrated Halloween by holding mock “war games” in Berkeley. The games turned into real street fighting with police after the crowd spontaneously ripped down the People’s Park fence and destroyed its alarm system The SAC organized the games in …
Halloween greetings from the Black Panther Party Community News Service. [...]
Halloween greetings from the Black Panther Party Community News Service. Trick or Treat Pigs!
October 29, 1877: Angry Crowd Mobs Charles Crocker's Mansion
October 29 1877, an angry crowd of 2000 white San Francisco workers marched to railroad magnate Charles Crocker’s mansion. They were led by Denis Kearney of the anti-Chinese California Workingmen’s Party, who demanded the Central Pacific fire all their Chinese workers. 1877 saw an incredible wave of militancy by American …
October 29, 1966: 57 years ago, October 29 1966, Students for a Democratic Society hosted [...]
57 years ago, October 29 1966, Students for a Democratic Society hosted the “Black Power and its Challenges” conference at UC Berkeley. Governor Brown and then-candidate Ronald Reagan unsuccessfully attempted to prevent Stokely Carmichael from speaking at the conference SDS had chosen to organize the Black Power conference after the …