SDS at San Francisco State
Unfinished History
Bruce Hartford was a student at San Francisco State College from 1967-69 and was a member of the "Joe Hill" faction of the Students for a Democratic Society chapter (SDS) on campus. Here he describes one of the interesting tactics they invented in the semester prior to the campus-wide strike.
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Americana game at SF State College, 1968.
Photo: Jeffrey Blankford
Americana game at SF State College, 1968.
Photo: Jeffrey Blankford
Original sketch for the layout of the Americana game.
courtesy Bruce Hartford