The Macon family causing ruckus in the 60's: SB Sun

TumbleWeed Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:21 pm

Jul 27, 1966
Incidents Mar Calm in San Bernardino Strife

Two police cars were stoned during the night and Molotov cocktails were hurled at two buildings without serious damage, but otherwise calm returned Tuesday to the westside Negro district. among those arrested and charged pleas of innocent were entered by Harold "Gene" Macon, 18, ...Mayor Al Ballard ordered the police to take "precautionary action." He was quoted as saying, "I told the police: Anybody you see throwing rocks, bottles or Molotov cocktails, shoot 'em."

CaliforniaRepublic Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:39 pm

Wow@ "negro district", lol, that is some 1960s talk for yo ass right there.

TumbleWeed Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:23 pm

Jae wrote:Wow@ "negro district", lol, that is some 1960s talk for yo ass right there.

LOL....I have a few more articles from this time period that I have somewhere on file I still need to find and post. They all refer to the west side as the "negro district"....

In another article from the late 60's/70's, the area of DH is refereed to as the "Iron Triangle" and describes the burning of a police car on California street. Lots of issues, and mini riots, between the community and the police department at that time.