Category Archives: SDS

Days of Rage

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

Police arrest demonstrators at a “Days of Rage” protest, in Chicago, on October 11, 1969, organized by the Weathermen, a radical offshoot of Students for a Democratic Society. “The Days of Rage demonstrations were a series of direct actions taken … Continue reading →

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Jack Newfield

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

“Jack Abraham Newfield (February 18, 1938 – December 21, 2004) was an American muckraking journalist, columnist, author, documentary filmmaker, activist, and fierce champion of underdogs. Newfield wrote for the Village Voice, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Sun, … Continue reading →

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Bill Ayers and Jeff Jones Speak at SDS Press Conference

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

“Bill Ayers was born in December 1944 and was raised in a Chicago suburb. In the mid-1960s he taught at a radical alternative school — part of the ‘free school movement’ — where students addressed teachers by their first names, … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Protest, 1965-1975 by Tom Hayden

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

“The era of protest against Vietnam – 1965-75 – was unique as the emergence of a nationwide peace movement on a scale not seen before in American history. There were previous war resisters, for example, the Society of Friends, the … Continue reading →

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Old Mole

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

“Old Mole was a radical New Left oriented underground newspaper published in Cambridge, Massachusetts from September 1968 to September 1970. Printed biweekly in a 16-page tabloid format, it was based for most of its existence in a storefront and basement … Continue reading →

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Teach-ins

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

1965: Vietnam era teach-in at University of Michigan “A teach-in is similar to a general educational forum on any complicated issue, usually an issue involving current political affairs. The main difference between a teach-in and a seminar is the refusal … Continue reading →

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Port Huron Statement

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

“The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the North American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). It was written primarily by Tom Hayden, a University of Michigan student and then the Field Secretary of … Continue reading →

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