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It Happened Here: A History of Slavery in...
by Benjamin Schneider • 02/04/2021 12:03 pm

In the early statehood era, the “free state” of California allowed multiple forms of slavery, posing difficult questions for how to honor that history.

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San Francisco’s Toppled Statues
by Hannah Holzer • 07/04/2020 8:00 am

The targeting of historical statues is tied to growing intolerance for partial narratives.

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Mission District’s ‘Oldest House’ is Up For Sale
by Joe Kukura • 03/28/2018 1:54 pm

It cost about $500 to build in the 1850’s, but now you can own this piece of S.F. history (for $849,000).

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Rethinking Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace at SFPL
by Peter-Astrid Kane • 05/17/2017 6:16 pm

Eminent historians and activists Adam Hochschild, David Hartsough, Daniel Ellsberg, and Jackie Cabasso gather at the Public Library for a panel discussion on a world without war.

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Does a New Building Project Threaten LGBT History?
by Joe Kukura • 11/23/2016 2:47 pm

Opponents of a Market Street development project believe it would destroy underground tunnels once used during police.

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Throwback Thursday: San Francisco Headline Edition: Dec. 2-8
Juan De Anda • 12/05/2013 4:52 pm

What goes around does truly come back around. While most of us are freezing during this cold snap hitting in the area, its actually…

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Throwback Thursday: San Francisco Headline Edition: Nov. 18-24
Juan De Anda • 11/21/2013 4:23 pm

Government scandals and frenzies are nothing new; looking back at this week in San Francisco history, two major court decisions stand out as having…

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