Object number:
H96.1.2482
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Lonnie Wilson
Date made:
October 1, 1964
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 11 in, W: 14 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
This photo is stamped on the back with the name "Lonnie Wilson" and the dates "oct. 1, 1964" and "oct. 3, 1964". Attatched newspaper clipping on the back says, "Oct. 1, 1964:Students blockade car in which police had placed activist Jack Weinberg." The photo is taken from above a large crowd of students. A car is in the center of the crowd. There are police officers around the car. A man is standing on top of the car, speaking to the crowd. Sproul Hall can be seen behind the crowd. (D.Curry, 2-10-97) The man giving a speech standing on top of the car in the center of the crowd is Mario Savio. This is during the Free Speech Movement.
Concepts:
campus; speech; crowd; student; Sproul Hall; blockade; political activist; police officer; student protest; Free Speech Movement
Places:
University of California, Berkeley
Persons:
Mario Savio; Jack Weinberg
Organizations:
University of California, Berkeley
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