“In 1915 Upton Sinclair, then at the pinnacle of his fame, had come to live in Pasadena. Learning of the disturbances at San Pedro, Mr. Sinclair announced that he intended to speak at Liberty Hill… On the night of the meeting, Liberty Hill was black with the massed figures of the strikers. Mounting a platform illuminated by a lantern, Mr. Sinclair proceeded to read Article One of the Constitution of the United States and was promptly arrested. Hunter Kimbrough then mounted the platform and started to read the Declaration of Independence, and was promptly arrested. Prince Hopkins then stepped on the platform and stated, ‘We have not come here to incite violence,’ and was promptly arrested. Hugh Hardyman then followed Hopkins and cheerfully announced, ‘This is a most delightful climate,’ and was promptly arrested.”
- On the 1923 San Pedro Los Angeles maritime strike, “The Politics of Utopia,” Southern California Country: An Island on the Land, Carey McWilliams.
- On the 1923 San Pedro Los Angeles maritime strike, “The Politics of Utopia,” Southern California Country: An Island on the Land, Carey McWilliams.