Documents Tagged ‘Oakland Police Department (OPD)’
Summer: Where Does the Trouble Begin
Archive Entry Date: 6/15/1967
As the Black Panther Party mobilized against police brutality, The Flatlands assessed fears of a "long hot summer" in Richmond
The Spark
Archive Entry Date: 10/22/66
The 'spark' of unrest at Castlemont High was police beating of a black female teen, The Flatlands reported
Statements to the California Advisory Commission of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Archive Entry Date: 6/5/66
In the wake of Watts, Flatlands contributors spoke on police abuses to a Civil Rights Commission
Luther Smith vs the DA
Archive Entry Date: 5/7/1966
A radical Oakland attorney provides insights into a case of police brutality in Oakland
Flatlands editorial on the Luther Smith case
Archive Entry Date: 04/23/1966
Hard-hitting coverage of a brutal beating of a black Oaklander in his home, and an editorial response