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1820 Todd Street
1820 Todd Street (possibly 62nd Street) Being an established part of the larger community continued to be an issue for many people of color. In 1917, successful South Asian immigrant shop-owners Vaishno Das Bagai and his wife Kala hoped to move their family to South Berkeley. Mr. Bagai purchased…
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1401 Spruce Street
1401 Spruce Street The following is an example of a small letter-writing campaign In August 1920: Neighbors Florence White and Vera White-Henning wished to personally send a note of protest regarding Mr. David Walker renting his small house (which adjoined their property) “to a large household of...
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2610 Fulton Street
2610 Fulton Street A request to move a house was brought before the city council in September 1939 for approval, as simultaneously, a petition of protest had been filed. Ms. Gill had requested to move the home from 2442 Derby Street to the 2610 Fulton location. A gentleman representing the new...
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1777 Euclid Avenue (Euclid Hall)
In August 1924 a petition was circulated and sent to Berkeley City Council, demanding that the proposed building, (now known as Euclid Hall) not be built near Euclid and Ridge Road, suggesting instead the area was more suitable for apartments and hotels –– and that “there has been so much…
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2211 Stuart Street
2211 Stuart Street... In 1923 a petition was filed with the City of Berkeley against the selling of a home at 2211 Stuart Street to Chinese students who attended UC Berkeley. The Oakland Tribune covered the story behind the petitioning against former UC Berkeley football coach James Schaeffer…
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1528 Shattuck Avenue
In July 1922 another request to move a building, this time 1528 Shattuck, (owned by F.D. Chase) was brought to City Council’s attention by D.F. Harris. Harris wanted to move this two-story building up the street just off Shattuck and Vine. He had previously been unable to get permission for the...
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1932 Haste Street
1932 Haste Street Mrs. Betts, who lived across from 1932 Haste Street attended the Berkeley City Council meeting on 10 January 1922 to present a petition, signed by over 50 of her neighbors. The community was protesting against the realtor, Mrs. E.A. Stanford, from selling the property at the…
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1339 Stannage Avenue
1339 Stannage Avenue On 29 October 1920, a small piece in the Oakland Tribune noted neighbors Mrs. Oliver Parquet and Mrs. H.H. White appeared before City Council to protest the sale of 1339 Stannage Avenue to Japanese by Mrs. C.G. Hansen.[10] A petition was filed with the City of Berkeley...
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2539 Fulton Street
2539 Fulton Street According to City Council minutes, a petition requesting a district of Class 2 to be formed in the area bounded by Fulton, Parker, Ellsworth, and Blake Streets and was signed by many property owners in the district. However, it was brought up that Mr. Takaki who had a property…
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1363 Berkeley Way
June 1920, architect and Berkeley resident Charles K. Sumner requested the Council take steps to prohibit African American tenants at 1363 Berkeley Way (which abutted his property). He was advised, “There is no legal relief available in the circumstance.”
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Audio Transcript for SAADA video on Kala Bagai
This is not my script. I do not know the rights to these words or the video I am reading from. This was created as a convenience to those that might want to hear the words captioned on the SAADA video for Kala Bagai: https://youtu.be/NGbTCi8vuwI
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2601 College Avenue
Transcript: In 1909, George Shima, an extremely wealthy agriculturalist, purchased a home not far from the Elmwood district, an exclusive area of Berkeley, Southeast of the university campus. His ability to purchase the home and reactions from various members of the community were quoted in the...
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Discrimination and Growth of the City Intro
Project Website Introduction: a general overview of the project topic, (a script reading –– written & read by PS Rouse). CSU East Bay MA (Public History)
About this show
Project material for CSU East Bay HIST MA (audio transcription of my public history project site) and any other accessory projects.
Hosted by
Pam Rouse
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