People's Park (Newsreel #33)

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1969

24 minutes

Summary

In the late 1960s the University of California at Berkeley began buying up and destroying a nearby area populated by hippies, the poor, and other members of the "counter culture". In retaliation, the community laid claim to a barren block being used as a parking lot to create a People's Park. The National Guard was called in to occupy Berkeley and a young man was killed. This film documents the infamous struggle resulting in the destruction of the park.

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StatusReleased: 56 years ago
January 1, 1969

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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