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Richard York read this open letter with a few modifications at the rally to save People's Park on May 15, 1969, in Sproul Plaza. The letter was written by York, Anthony Nugent and Jock Brown, and approved by the SCCM board of trustees. Dan Siegel, president-elect of the student body, followed York's statement, telling the crowd to go down and take back the park. This led to the confrontation between protesters and police known as Bloody Thursday. Several protesters were shot -- James Rector ultimately died from wounds received that day and Alan Blanchard was blinded --and a number of policemen were injured. York's speech appears in several documentaries about People's Park. The speech is also captured on Pacifica Radio's recording of events called The Battle of People's Park.
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