Tag Archives: Tony Platt

Tony Platt : California Dreamin’

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The Bloody Island Massacre of 1850 at the north end of Clear Lake, Lake County, California. Art from Manataka American Indian Council.  California Dreamin’ California’s public history mostly erases its tragic past, turning profound injustices, such as the genocide of … Continue reading →

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Tony Platt : Justice for the Living Dead

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

A graduate student at an anthropology museum at Berkeley uses a craniometer to measure an ancient Indian skull. This collection alone contained more than 10,000 Indian skeletons. Photo from Life magazine, October 25, 1948. Image from The Buffalo Post.Death’s double … Continue reading →

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Tony Platt : Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Alex Haley. Image from Gather.A Better Day:Remembering Alex Haley and Mario Savio By Tony Platt / The Rag Blog / January 12, 2012 Let me drink from the waterswhere the mountain streams floodLet the smell of wildflowersflow free through my … Continue reading →

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Tony Platt : Prison Strike at Pelican Bay

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Los Angeles Times. The shame of California: Prison strike at Pelican Bay This strike has drawn worldwide attention to the widespread use of torturous practices by the United States against its own citizens. By Tony Platt / The … Continue reading →

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Tony Platt : My Friend Betita Martinez

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Betita Martinez. Photo from SF Gate.‘The heart just insists’:My friend Betita Martinez As the daughter of a dark-skinned immigrant from Mexico City and a blue-eyed North American, she felt racism in the air, ‘but I did not have words for … Continue reading →

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