July 13, 1933: 90 years ago, July 12 1933, the last of five Watsonville lettuce workers [...]
90 years ago, July 12 1933, the last of five Watsonville lettuce workers who had been facing deportation for their roles in labor agitation won his freedom in a San Francisco court. The workers were successfully defended by the Communist Party’s International Labor Defense The 5 targeted workers were all …
July 13, 1974: 49 years ago, July 12 1974, San Francisco police illegally raided a [...]
49 years ago, July 12 1974, San Francisco police illegally raided a Haight-Ashbury headquarters of the White Panther Party, a left-wing revolutionary counterculture group, leading to a shootout that ended with the building destroyed by fire The White Panther party was founded in 1968 by white midwestern radicals allied with …
July 8, 1933: 90 years ago, July 8 1933, a delegation of unemployed people in Walnut [...]
90 years ago, July 8 1933, a delegation of unemployed people in Walnut Creek organized by the Workers’ and Taxpayers’ Association successfully pressured local authorities and the Red Cross to quadruple the amount of food relief offered to the city’s unemployed families
July 6, 1933: 90 years ago, July 6 1933, the Communist Party sent a delegation to [...]
90 years ago, July 6 1933, the Communist Party sent a delegation to Oakland City Council after the city refused to issue dance permits to the party’s Workers Education Association on the basis that “there would be a mixture of races at such dances.” The decision was not reversed
July 5, 1934: 89 years ago, July 5 1934, San Francisco police opened fire on striking [...]
89 years ago, July 5 1934, San Francisco police opened fire on striking maritime workers, leaving two dead. The day, which became known as Bloody Thursday, was the immediate catalyst for the San Francisco General Strike, which saw almost all work in the city cease for 4 days Maritime workers …