Unforgettable Change: 1960s: People’s Park Fights UC Land Use Policy; One Dead, Thousands Tear Gassed
This photograph shows a dozen National Guard troops walking with bayonets fixed, in front of the Sproul Administration building on the University of California, Berkeley campus several days after “Bloody Thursday.” Bloody Thursday was the culmination of the conflict between the residents of Berkeley, the University of California and the state government of California regarding a piece of land owned by the University that became known as People’s Park.