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1851
Ida B. Wells High School
Ida B. Wells High School
1851 hanging by the Vigilance Committee
1851 hanging by the Vigilance Committee

 • The San Francisco Unified School District is established, as the first public school district in California (historic Ida B. Wells High School building pictured, right)
 • The San Francisco Committee of Vigilance is formed in response to rampant crime and corruption in the municipal government (1851 hanging pictured, left)
 • Congregation Emanu-El is chartered in San Francisco
 • A fire destroys large swaths of San Francisco

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