1. The 1960s Counterculture
... the hippies of the Haight-Ashbury district and also had a political impact was the creation of People's Park. The land that the park was later located on was actually land bought by the University in 1956 located on the south end of the campus. It was intended to be used to expand campus facilities but funds became an issue. In the ... chain linked fence around the perimeter. By noon that same day about 3,000 people were gathered at Sproul Hall for a completely unrelated rally on the Arab-Israeli conflict but when Dan Siegel shouted "Let's take the park" the protestors moved down to the...
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