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Footage of a peace march and protest/rally in San Francisco, likely from 1968 or 1969. This event started in or near the Panhandle and ended at the Civic Center in front of City Hall.
Clip begins with a large group of people standing on the western edge of the Panhandle, which is a park -- right around Oak, Baker, and Fell Streets.
People carry a variety of anti-war signs; some wear costumes; and many others carry balloons or wield cameras.
A large banner reads, in part, “END THE WAR.” One sign reads “Free Huey.” Another reads “How Can There Be Too Much Love?” Others read ”CARRY OUT HIS DREAM,” complemented with a portrait of Martin Luther King. Yet another sign reads “The Women’s Vote is a PEACE Vote.”
Some people sit around the base of the William McKinley Memorial, a tribute to the assassinated US president. Someone holds a large metal peace sign. There is a “Thou shalt not kill” sign decorated with drawn flowers and peace symbols.
A man sips from a beer that's in a brown bag.
A pan shot reveals the size of the crowd -- which appears to be in the thousands. Many in the crowd seem to be facing northward, in the direction of Fell Street, which borders the Panhandle.