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Radical Illini: Conversations on Student Activism

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
The University of Illinois Press and the University of Illinois Archives
Location
Main Library Room 106 1408 W. Gregory Avenue, Urbana, IL 61874
Date
Oct 4, 2019   All Day
Cost
Free
Contact
Julie Laut
E-Mail
jlaut2@illinois.edu
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Radical Illini: Conversations on Student Activism will be a two day symposium exploring the past and present of student activism at the University of Illinois inspired by the recently published UIP book Radicals in the Heartland: The 1960s Student Protest Movement at the University of Illinois by Michael Metz.

Friday Sessions, October 4, 9:15 am – 4:15 pm

Friday sessions organized by retired Oakland University, Michigan, political science professor Robert Justin Goldstein.

Location: Main Library Room 106

1408 W. Gregory Avenue, Urbana, IL 61874 (accessibility map)

9:15 – 10:30 Contemporary High School Activism

Organized by Penny Hanna, former U of I student, long-time Champaign-Urbana resident, and retired Urbana high school teacher

10:45 – 11:45 The History of Academic Freedom and Free Speech Controversies at U of I before and after the 1960s

Presentation by retired Oakland University, Michigan, political science professor Robert Justin Goldstein, who covered the '60s U of I protest movement as a reporter for the Daily Illini and the Champaign-Urbana Courier.

1:00 – 2:30: Walking tour of anti-Vietnam protest sites. (See related events below for more information.)

3:00 – 4:15 The Impact of the Vietnam War Era Draft

Featuring '60s U of I undergrads Steve Schmidt (jailed for refusing induction), John Peterson (twice refused induction though ultimately not prosecuted; subsequent recipient of an M.D. from the U of I) and protest/feminist activist (and subsequent lawyer) Patsy Engelhard.

   

Find more details on the events here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/metz/radicals/

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