Event
The Longshoremen’s And General Strikes Of 1934
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Friday, July 5, 2019
Time:
3:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
San Francisco Maritime NHP observes the 85th anniversary of “Bloody Thursday,” when three waterfront workers on strike were shot, with two of them killed, on Thursday, July 5, 1934, during riots that broke out when city officials tried to open the SF port by force. Join Park Ranger Peter Kasin for a talk on what was the largest strike in West Coast history, and on its famed strike leader Harry Bridges. Photographic panels and books on the strike will be displayed. You are invited to ask questions, comment on the strike and on the role of labor unions and strikes today.