People's Park Berkeley Riots 1969 by
Janine Wiedel. Second impression (2020) of this small Cafe Royal paperback edition in new condition. No markings. This is a new book. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.
Specifications of People's Park Berkeley Riots 1969
36 pages
14cm x 20cm
b/w digital
About
In June 1969 students and local residents of Berkeley occupied a vacant piece of land belonging to the University of California, the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, and home to a radical anti-authoritarian political tradition. Hundreds of students and local residents occupied and worked the land. The new park was alive with rebellion, energy and hope.
Ronald Reagan, the Governor of California, stepped in calling the campus "a haven for communist sympathizers, protesters and sex deviants". He considered the park a direct leftist challenge to the property rights of the University and took the opportunity to fulfil his campaign promise. Two hundred and fifty Highway Patrol and Berkeley police officers moved in. They cleared an eight-block area and constructed a perimeter fence. Anger grew. Police retaliated with tear gas and shotguns, firing indiscriminately at retreating protesters. One man was killed and at least 128 Berkeley residents were admitted to hospitals for head trauma and shotgun wounds. By the evening, Governor Reagan had called in 2,700 National Guardsmen, banned public assembly and put a curfew on the town. Over 482 people were arrested.
Artist Bio
Janine Wiedel is an documentary photographer and visual anthropologist. She was born in New York city, has been based in the UK since 1970 and lives in London. Since the late 1960s she has been working on projects which have become books and exhibitions.
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