2000.1.867
6-Dec-89
7.5 in HIGH x 10 in WIDE
(19.05 cm HIGH x 25.40 cm WIDE)
(19.05 cm HIGH x 25.40 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
2000.1.867
Depiction: Jesuit priests are kneeling in front of a sheriff while being arrested and put in handcuffs. They wear signs around their necks which read "The war in El Salvador is immoral," they also have a picture of a priest on them. A mock black coffin sits beside one man. It has carnations on top of it and a white cross on the front. Other protestors can be seen in the background. They are protesting actions in El Salvador at the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Photo caption reads: Jesuits priests Stephen Kelly, left, and John Savard are placed under arrest by a Contra Costa County deputy sheriff after trespassing onto the Concord Naval Weapons Station.
Used: Oakland Tribune
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