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Harvey Pekar's graphic history of Students for a Democratic Society revisited

Original: “Students for a Democratic Society” by Harvey Pekar and Gary Dumm et al (2008). A congratulatory treatment of SDS activi

Harvey Pekar and Gary Dumm's 2008 graphic novel 'Students for a Democratic Society' is being discussed, with readers calling it a congratulatory account of the 1960s activist group. The work highlights SDS's tensions with contemporaries like the Progressive Labor Party, the Black Panthers, the Weathermen and SNCC, though critics note its disjointed, episodic retellings lack a main narrative arc.

Why now: Interest in 1960s radical activism and its internal conflicts has resurfaced in current political discussion.

Harvey PekarGary DummStudents for a Democratic SocietyWeathermenSNCC

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• “Students for a Democratic Society” by Harvey Pekar and Gary Dumm et al (2008). A congratulatory treatment of SDS activists that centers their tension with other 1960s movements (PLP, Panthers, Weathermen, SNCC). Disjointed and episodic retellings lack a main narrative arc and… · aarbrk@mstdn.mx · 6

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