Radicals in the Heartland - The 1960s Student Protest Movement at the University of Illinois (Paperback)

In 1969, the campus tumult that defined the Sixties reached a flash point at the University of Illinois. Out-of-town radicals preached armed revolution. Students took to the streets and fought police and National Guardsmen. Firebombs were planted in lecture halls while explosions rocked a federal building on one side of town and a recruiting office on the other. Across the state, the powers-that-be expressed shock that such events could take place at Illinois's esteemed, conservative, flagship university-how could it happen here, of all places? Positioning the events in the context of their time, Michael V. Metz delves into the lives and actions of activists at the center of the drama. A participant himself, Metz draws on interviews, archives, and newspaper records to show a movement born in demands for free speech, inspired by a movement for civil rights, and driven to the edge by a seemingly never-ending war. If the sudden burst of irrational violence baffled parents, administrators, and legislators, it seemed inevitable to students after years of official intransigence and disregard. Metz portrays campus protesters not as angry, militant extremists but as youthful citizens deeply engaged with grave moral issues, embodying the idealism, naivete, and courage of a minority of a generation.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	Michael V. Metz
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	294
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-08420-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Religious freedom Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Promotions
LSN:	0-252-08420-9
Barcode:	9780252084201

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