NCJ Number
32062
Date Published
1973
Length
752 pages
Annotation
COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SDS CENTERING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S ROLE IN THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL TRENDS OF THE 1960'S.
Abstract
THE BOOK TRACES THE ORGANIZATION FROM ITS ORIGINS IN THE CIVIL-RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN 1960, THROUGH ITS DEVELOPMENT AS A LEADING RADICAL ORGANIZATION DOWN TO ITS CLIMAX IN 1970. TREATED ARE THE SIT-INS, THE ORIGINAL BERKELEY REBELLION IN 1964, THE ANTIWAR MARCHES ON WASHINGTON, THE STUDENT POWER MOVEMENT, THE RISE OF DRAFT RESISTANCE, THE ASSAULT ON THE PENTAGON, IN 1967, THE 1968 COLUMBIA UPRISING, THE POLICE RIOTS AT THE 1968 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, THE WIDESPREAD DEMONSTRATIONS AFTER THE INVASION OF CAMBODIA AND THE KENT STATE KILLINGS, AND THE RISE OF REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS AND OFF. ALSO TREATED IS THE SDS ROLE IN TERRORIST AND SABOTAGE ACTIVITIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)