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The Unbuilding Archive: Liberated Futures for the Site of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot 1
History Exhibition
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The Unbuilding Archive: Liberated Futures for the Site of Compton’s Cafeteria Riot

June 11 at 12am

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At Main Library - San Francisco Public Library

Civic Center

This exhibition marks 60 years since the Compton's Cafeteria Riot, the pivotal 1965 uprising that sparked transgender activism. Curators Chandra Laborde and Ach Kab reframe the building's history through an abolitionist lens, honoring Ramaytush Ohlone land stewardship while tracing how the site transformed from 1908 construction to liberated futures.

LGBTQ+ history
transgender activism
abolitionist art
archival exhibition

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Thursday, June 11

Main Library - San Francisco Public Library

100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

sfciviccenter.org

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