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"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so
odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You
can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies
upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all
the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop!" These fiery words
of protest, spoken by Mario Savio during the Berkeley Free Speech
Movement, became a call to action that helped galvanize an entire
generation of radicals during the 1960s. Led by student politicized
through the fight for Civil Rights, the movement would reshape the
American left and influence a generation of protesters across the
globe. In this rousing and insightful participant's account, Hal
Draper recounts the now iconic events of the FSM. From the
impromptu speak out atop a police car after the administration
decided to clamp down on students "distributing communist
literature," to the inspiring Student Strike that shut down the
entire campus, Draper's narrative captures the energy and dynamism
of each twist and turn in the struggle, and offers invaluable
analysis along the way. Brimming with lessons still relevant for
today's activists, Berkeley: The Student Revolt is a classic of
on-the-ground historical reportage.
"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so
odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You
can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies
upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all
the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop!" These fiery words
of protest, spoken by Mario Savio during the Berkeley Free Speech
Movement, became a call to action that helped galvanize an entire
generation of radicals during the 1960s. Led by student politicized
through the fight for Civil Rights, the movement would reshape the
American left and influence a generation of protesters across the
globe. In this rousing and insightful participant's account, Hal
Draper recounts the now iconic events of the FSM. From the
impromptu speak out atop a police car after the administration
decided to clamp down on students "distributing communist
literature," to the inspiring Student Strike that shut down the
entire campus, Draper's narrative captures the energy and dynamism
of each twist and turn in the struggle, and offers invaluable
analysis along the way. Brimming with lessons still relevant for
today's activists, Berkeley: The New Student Rebellion is a classic
of on-the-ground historical reportage.
A contemporary account by eyewitnesses of what was arguably the
first act in the movement of the 60s -- the Free Speech Movement on
the Berkeley campus of the University of California.
This is a Spanish translation of the history of the 1964 Free
Speech Movement at the University of California written by
participants in that historic uprising.
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