S3 E3"The Raid on California Hall: After the Ball"
“Angry Ministers Rip Police”
We pick up where the previous episode left off, the morning after the raid. Nancy May returns to work, waiting to be fired. Homophiles prepare for the worst as every major paper covers the raid. The ministers take the police to court, turning San Francisco in a surprising new direction.
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Original release: April 26, 2021
Raid on California Hall 🚨
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THE RAID ON CALIFORNIA HALL
JANUARY 1, 1965
APRIL 26, 2021
“Ministers…accused the Police Department yesterday of ‘intimidation, broken promises and obvious hostility.’” 🚨
🎧 S3 E3 is part 2 of the famous raid on California Hall in San Francisco. Listen to her now!
APRIL 29, 2021
“If there’s any more violence or harassment, you understand that we will come back.” 💥
🎧 S3 E3 Ministers & queers take on the SFPD.
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APRIL 30, 2021
“Cops Sued As Party Crashers” 🍾
🎧 S3 E3: Ministers confront the homophobic SFPD.
📸 Nancy May center in the Council on Religion and the Homosexual reunion.
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APRIL 29, 2021
“SIR is an organization formed from within the Community working for the Community.” 💥
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APRIL 27, 2021
Reverend Cecil Williams, featured in the California Hall raid episodes, joined GLIDE Memorial in 1963, welcoming “the diverse community of hippies, prostitutes, chronic drug users, transgender youth, and other poor and the marginalized people of the Tenderloin.” He invited people like Angela Davis and Black Panthers to speak at the church, grew the membership to 10,000 people, provided HIV/AIDS care, and ran a meals program feeding unhoused people 3 times a day. He retired at 70 and he’s now 91 and lives in Texas. ☀️
📸 Cecil Williams, date unknown. @glidesf
📸 Cecil Williams and his wife, Janice Mirikitani, early 1970s. @glidesf
JULY 28, 2021
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APRIL 30, 2021
Patreon subscribers! Check out today’s bonus episode featuring a 1960s conversation between Randy Wicker (MSNY, Homosexual League of New York) and Lawrence Lipton (Beat poet, writer, journalist) about pushing the boundaries of sexual taboos in America. 🔥
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