The Port Huron Statement was the most important manifesto of the
New Left student movement of the 1960s. Initially drafted by Tom
Hayden and debated over the course of three days in 1962 at a
meeting of student leaders, the statement was issued by Students
for a Democratic Society as their founding document. Its key idea,
"participatory democracy," proved a watchword for Sixties
radicalism that has also reemerged in popular protests from the
Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street. Featuring essays by some of the
original contributors as well as prominent scholars who were
influenced by the manifesto, The Port Huron Statement probes the
origins, content, and contemporary influence of the document that
heralded the emergence of a vibrant New Left in American culture
and politics. Opening with an essay by Tom Hayden that provides a
sweeping reflection on the document's enduring significance, the
volume explores the diverse intellectual and cultural roots of the
Statement, the uneasy dynamics between liberals and radicals that
led to and followed this convergence, the ways participatory
democracy was defined and deployed in the 1960s, and the continuing
resonances this idea has for political movements today. An appendix
includes the complete text of the original document. The Port Huron
Statement offers a vivid portrait of a unique moment in the history
of radicalism, showing that the ideas that inspired a generation of
young radicals more than half a century ago are just as important
and provocative today. Contributors: Robert Cohen, Richard Flacks,
Jennifer Frost, Daniel Geary, Barbara Haber, Grace Elizabeth Hale,
Tom Hayden, Michael Kazin, Nelson Lichtenstein, Jane Mansbridge,
Lisa McGirr, James Miller, Robert J. S. Ross, Michael Vester, Erik
Olin Wright.
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