TIL the "curb cuts" in sidewalks (allowing wheelchair access eg) started with activists smashing curbs in Berkeley with sledgehammers
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Replying to @starsandrobots @jamesfraleigh
Most sources I’ve found give the nod to Kalamazoo. And without the sledgehammer part. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut
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Replying to @FriendlyAshley @jamesfraleigh
this is probably oral/folk history not yet written down. I see the reference to @CILBerkeley in the article.
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