Object number:
H96.1.2483
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Howard Erker
Date made:
October 2, 1984
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 14 in, W: 9.5 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 "Howard Erker" and the date "oct. 2, 1984". Newspaper clipping on back says, "20 years later. Mario Savio, best known leader of the '60s Free Speech Movement, enthralls audience at Sproul Hall with measured, extemporaneous speaking as leaders of the movement return to UC for an hour of oratory and freedom songs. Story, Page B-3". The photo is a close up shot of Mario Savio speaking into a microphone with a raised finger. Sproul Hall can be seen behind him as well as an American Flag.
Concepts:
Sproul Hall; political activist; campus; American flag; speech; Free Speech Movement; microphone
Places:
University of California, Berkeley
Persons:
Mario Savio
Organizations:
University of California, Berkeley; Sproul Plaza
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