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Bay Curious

Ghost of a Legend: How a San Francisco Civil Rights Icon Was Made a Monster

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9999 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2018

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

One of San Francisco's purported “ghosts,” has a remarkable real-life story often left out of San Francisco's history books. Reported by Carly Severn. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Julie Caine, Ethan Lindsey, Katie McMurran and David Weir. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0

From K-QED.

0:02.0

The nights are getting longer.

0:07.0

There's a chill in the air.

0:12.0

And soon,

0:13.4

ghoulish trick-or-treaters will be knocking at your door.

0:17.0

Today on Bay Curious, we've got a treat for you.

0:21.2

A spooky special inspired by this question from a listener.

0:25.1

Hi, I'm Kelsey Poole and my question is what are the most haunted places in

0:29.9

San Francisco? We sent Kelsey on a San Francisco ghost tour to learn the haunted side of the city's history.

0:37.0

It's a cool way to see the city and you get some spooky stories to keep you up at night.

0:42.0

But what we didn't expect to find on the tour was the real life story that would shake us the most.

0:48.0

Something not found in many San Francisco history books, something more significant than any Halloween legend.

0:55.6

I'm Olivia Alan Price. This is Bay curious. Today, the story of a crusading heroine who somehow became a demon in her own lifetime

1:10.8

Support for Bicurious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family owned, operated, and argued over.

1:18.0

Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold and taste how trailblazing runs in the family.

1:24.8

Visit Sierra Nevada.com to find your new favorite beer today.

1:31.2

Bakurious reporter Carly Severn went along with the question-asker, Kelsey, on the ghost tour and brings us the tale.

1:38.0

All ghost hunters, gather around, gather around. The San Francisco ghost hunt starts at dusk in the city's Pacific Heights

1:48.2

neighborhood in the shadow of those looming Victorians.

1:51.6

Hello and welcome to the San Francisco ghost hunt walking tour.

1:56.0

Actor Christian Kajigal leads us around the steep streets in full 19th century dress, top hat and clacking cane.

2:05.0

Every corner brings another ghoulish story from San Francisco history,

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