EPISODE · Feb 28, 2017 · 47 MIN
America’s first sanctuary city: The missing chapter in a story of resistance
from East Bay Yesterday · host East Bay Yesterday
Although rarely credited, Berkeley became America’s first sanctuary city on November 8, 1971. This episode explores how an ancient idea was revived in protest of the Vietnam War and again to support Central American refugees during the 1980s. With sanctuary cities under attack by the Trump administration, learn how the sanctuary movement started—and triumphed over previous crackdowns by the U.S. government. Featuring interviews with: Jose Artiga, Sister Maureen Duignan, Bennett Falk and Prof. Jennifer Ridgley.
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America’s first sanctuary city: The missing chapter in a story of resistance
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