1969 People's Park protest
protests in 20th century Berkeley, California
The 1969 People's Park protest, also known as Bloody Thursday, took place at People's Park on May 15, 1969.[1]
The Berkeley Police Department and other officers fought with protestors over the site of the park, using deadly force. Ronald Reagan, then-governor of California, eventually sent in the state National Guard to stop the protests.[2]
One person was killed while he was visiting friends in Berkeley and watching the protests from the roof of Granma Books when he was shot by police.[3][4][5]
References
change- ↑ "The Troubles at Stanford: Student Uprisings in the 1960s and '70s" (PDF). Sandstone & Tile. 35 (1). Winter 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Jeffery Kahn (8 June 2004). "Ronald Reagan launched political career using the Berkeley campus as a target". Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "James Rector, Wounded on the roof of Granma Books". Berkeley Revolution. May 15, 1969. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ Whiting, Sam (May 13, 2019). "People's Park at 50: a recap of the Berkeley struggle that continues". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ↑ "Berkeley Riot Victim Succumbs in Hospital". The Desert Sun. UPI. May 20, 1969. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
