In 1977, over 100 disabled activists occupied a federal building in San Francisco for nearly a month, demanding their civil rights be recognized. Today, that same spirit of resistance and community lives on through the opening of a new disability cultural center mere steps away from the site of that famous protest.
Source: ABC News 6
New SF disability cultural center honors past, ignites a future rooted in 504 Sit-Ins of 1977
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