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1979 White Night Riots 5
1media/Screen Shot 2023-04-03 at 2.49.53 PM_thumb.png2023-04-03T21:50:41+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Protesters march during the riots that took place after the Dan White verdict. May 22, 1979 "'What's wrong with San Francisco?' was being asked again yesterday, again for all the right and wrong reasons," famed columnist Herb Caen wrote. "A middle-class jury, not a bunch of kooks by any stretch, had decided one can kill, twice, complete with coup de grace, and get away with it." Shock reverberated through the city. As news spread, the gay community began heading to City Hall.plain2023-04-03T21:50:41+00:00May 22, 1979Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49