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 sprays tear gas on crowds of students demonstrating about People's Park. There are many National Guardsmen in the area, and all are wearing gas masks. Governor Ronald Reagan had ordered the National Guard to break up the campus demonstrations sparked by controversy over People's Park.
Concepts:
student protest; helicopter; tear gas
Places:
People's Park
Organizations:
National Guard
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