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Student strikes of 1969 and 1970 revisited at Williams College
Original: ‘STRIKE!’: Student-led protests confronted the government and the College in 1969, 1970
Williams College's student newspaper looks back at the student-led strikes of 1969 and 1970, when protests confronted both the college administration and the US government. The article recounts how students walked out of classes during a turbulent era of campus activism, joining a nationwide wave of demonstrations against the Vietnam War and for institutional change.
Why now: The college community is revisiting the history of student activism during a period of renewed interest in campus protest.
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- ‘STRIKE!’: Student-led protests confronted the government and the College in 1969, 1970 · The Williams Record
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