The Berkeley Revolution
A digital archive of the East Bay's transformation in the late-1960s & 1970s
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Berkeley Women’s Music Collective
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The Black Panthers’ Education Revolution
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Threads of Rebellion
Citizens vs. Developers
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Documents Tagged ‘Nina Simone’
Nina Simone Celebrated at Rainbow Sign
Archive Entry Date: 3/31/72
Rare footage of Nina Simone celebrated by Berkeley's mayor and the Urban League
The Rainbow Sign Can Use Some Help
Archive Entry Date: 4/18/1975
With Nina Simone's help, Mary Ann Pollar clarified the Rainbow Sign's educational mission
The Rainbow Sign Can Use Some Help
Archive Entry Date: 04/18/1975
Mary Ann Pollar emphasized the educational mission of Rainbow Sign during a fundraising drive
Nina Simone Contact Sheet
Archive Entry Date: 3/31/72
Thirty rare images of the incomparable Ms. Simone
Rainbow Sign Presents Nina Simone
Archive Entry Date: 3/31/72
"The high priestess of soul" visits the Rainbow Sign
Mayor’s Proclamation of Nina Simone Day
Archive Entry Date: 3/31/72
On the occasion of Nina Simone's concert at Rainbow Sign, Mayor Widener honored both the singer and the club
Nina Simone Photographs
Archive Entry Date: 3/31/72
Two entrancing photos used to publicize her Rainbow Sign appearance