2007.1.133

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1964
8 in HIGH x 10 in WIDE
(20.32 cm HIGH x 25.40 cm WIDE)
Oakland Tribune Collection, Oakland Museum of California, gift of ANG Newspapers
2007.1.133






From back of photograph: "Core picket - St. Francis" A line of protestors pickets outside of the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco during the presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater. The protestors are supporters of CORE, the congress for racial equality. They carry signs with anti-racism and anti-Goldwater slogans like "Reject Goldwater Reject Racism S.F.CORE" and "Integrate Public Schools." Both African American and Caucasion protestors are visible. Many appear to be around the age of college students. The hotel itself is in the background, with an overhang reading "St. Francis." There is also at least one camera recording the event.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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About the Picture This web project: California's Perspectives on American History is a resource for teachers and students to learn about the experiences of diverse peoples of California by using primary source images from the Oakland Museum of California's collections. Organized into 11 time periods spanning from pre-1769 to the present, more than 300 photographs, drawings, posters, and prints tell stories from the perspectives of different ethnic groups. Historical contexts are provided to offer a framework of California's role in relation to American history.

The National Archives state that primary sources, "fascinate students because they are real and they are personal: history is humanized through them." Picture This invites students to examine the historical record, encouraging them to connect history with real people and explore how images tell stories and convey historical evidence about the human experience. History becomes more than just a series of facts, dates, and events.      

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