Castro Sweep
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title:
Castro Sweep
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The Castro Sweep was a police riot that occurred in the Castro District of San Francisco on the evening of October 6, 1989. The riot, by about 200 members of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), followed a protest held by ACT UP, a militant direct action group responding to the concerns of people with AIDS. Earlier that day, members of ACT UP had marched from the Federal Building to the Castro District to protest the United States government's actions during the ongoing AIDS pandemic. Dur
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1989 police riot in San Francisco
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castro_Sweep
date created:
2022-06-09T13:01:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T22:54:18Z
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