94840 Diego Gomez 1963_PROOF

in october, the Free Southern Theater (FST) is formed, a racially integrated theater company dedicated to social change, playing mainly for poor, rural, african american audiences across Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, & Georgia.

October 16, brooklyn courthouse, fans rush to meet Malcolm X.

Malcolm! may I shake your hand?

...To congratulate you for giving direction to your people.

they shook hands & Yuri Kockiyama & malcolm soon became friends.

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Willis Must Go!

SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES

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October 22nd, gay 1988 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Brian Boitano is born.

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October 22nd is “Freedom Day.” over 200,000 Chicago students boycott school & over 10,000 community members protest outside the Chicago Board of Education headquar ters. the Board of Education agreeS to increase the number of black students who can transfer to white schools.

Before departing for Dallas, Kennedy receives several warnings urging him not to go to Texas, including that of Dallas resident, Mrs. Nelle M. Doyle & U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright. Anti-Kennedy " WANTED FOR TREASON " pamphlets are scattered in and around this area.

October 31st, San francisco. The Bureau of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) suspends the northbeach gay hangout “Black Cat cafe’s” liquor license the night before their annual party but The bar throws the party anyway, serving only non-alcoholic beverages.

Drag queen Bartender José Sarria aka “The Nightingale of Montgomery Street” aka “Widow Norton” starts Society for Individual Rights (SIR) this year.

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See, aren’t y’all glad we visited sF before going to Texas?

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I think Wilhelm wants to stay!

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GOD SAVE US NELLIE QUEENS WIDOW NORTON (JOSÉ SARRIA)

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California law prohibited men from wearing women’s clothing “with the intent to deceive” but halloween was the 1 day a year when men were finally free to openly wear “female attire.” since police cracked down at the stroke of midnight, José found a way around that by creating felt patches in the shape of a black cat with the inscription “I am a boy.” he handed them out just before halloween with safety pins so they can be worn by “crossdressing” revelers.

Ghouls & goblins, witches & warlocks! There are 4 cats & 6 tails on this page, can you find them all?