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:
A National Guard helicopter flies by the Campanile on the U.C. Berkeley campus spraying tear gas on demonstrators in Sproul Plaza. The National Guard had been ordered by Governor Ronald Reagan to break up the campus demonstrations sparked by controversy over People's Park.
Concepts:
Campanile; student protest; tear gas; helicopter
Places:
People's Park
Organizations:
National Guard
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