Richmond Oil Strike

Title

Richmond Oil Strike

Subject

Labor Movement

Description

"In January, 1969 oil workers in Northern California struck. The local police and the Standard Oil goon squads attacked the strikers and their families, killing one and injuring others. The striking students from San Francisco State were asked to join the struggle. For the first time, workers and students fight together against their common enemy. Footage includes speeches of Bob Avakian." (Roz Payne Archive)

Creator

Newsreel Films

Source

Internet Archive

Publisher

Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date

1969

Format

film

Original Format

newsreel

Duration

15:59

Collection

Citation

Newsreel Films, “Richmond Oil Strike,” Roz Payne Sixties Archive, accessed December 3, 2024, https://rozsixties.unl.edu/items/show/837.

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