Pittsburg, California
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Violence in a black community (Part 3 of 3)
Documentary on the police violence in and around the all Black community of El Pueblo near Pittsburg, California in April 1968. The final portion of this program was recorded at a social workers’ union meeting, Local 535, held June 22, 1968 at Diablo Valley College in Concord. The meeting was titled “The myth of liberalism…
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Violence in a black community (Part 1 of 3)
This brief series documents examines violent events and police violence in and around the all-Black community of El Pueblo near Pittsburg, California in April 1968. During the incident the police surrounded the area, gunfire was exchanged for several hours, and a state of emergency was declared. Appearing on this recording is an interview with Homer…
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Violence in a black community (Part 2 of 3)
This is the second part of the first installment of the documentary series on the police violence in and around the El Pueblo housing project near Pittsburg, California in April 1968. This reel opens with an in-studio interview with five eyewitness accounts of El Pueblo residents, then continues with a police tape given to KPFA…