At Berkeley In The Sixties: The Education Of An Activist, 1961-1965 At Berkeley In The '60s Project Muse Upcc Books Ebrary

This book is a history and memoir of Berkeley in the early Sixties. The story is told by an undergraduate but put into historical and political context by a scholar. Both voices are those of the author - 35 years apart. It draws heavily on documents created at the time-letters, reports, interviews, memos, newspaper stories, FBI files-but is fleshed out with retrospective analysis. As events unfold, the campus conflicts of the Sixties take on a completely different cast. List of Illustrations......Page 11 A Note on Nomenclature......Page 12 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 14 Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 16 1 The Train to Berkeley......Page 28 2 Cal......Page 33 3 Politics and the University......Page 38 4 SLATE......Page 41 5 Exploring the Political Bazaar......Page 49 6 The Young Democrats......Page 56 7 Student......Page 61 8 Protest......Page 66 9 Summer Vacation in Washington, D.C.......Page 73 10 Crossing the Line......Page 76 11 The Speaker Ban......Page 80 12 The SLATE Supplement......Page 90 13 Fair Housing......Page 95 14 Mexico and Central America......Page 100 15 The House on Parker Street......Page 106 16 The Assassination of JFK......Page 110 17 The Bay Area Civil Rights Movement......Page 111 18 On Civil Disobedience......Page 117 19 The Sheraton-Palace......Page 121 20 Auto Row......Page 128 21 Clogging the Courts......Page 134 22 On Trial......Page 137 23 Freedom Summer......Page 144 24 Summer Session......Page 148 25 Hitchhiking......Page 154 26 The Democratic Convention......Page 159 27 New York City......Page 164 28 First Week of the Fall Semester......Page 167 29 Eviction!......Page 171 30 Who Done It?......Page 178 31 Capturing the Car......Page 180 32 Strongwalled......Page 185 33 The October 2nd Pact......Page 187 34 The FSM Is Born......Page 196 35 Sparring......Page 201 36 Energy......Page 204 37 Escalation......Page 209 38 The “Right Wing” Revolt......Page 211 39 The Secret Negotiations......Page 217 40 Changes......Page 220 41 Mutual Misconceptions......Page 221 42 The Heyman Committee Report......Page 226 43 The Regents Meet......Page 228 44 The Abortive Sit-In......Page 230 45 Resurrection......Page 233 46 The Real Sit-In......Page 236 47 Strike!......Page 240 48 Victory......Page 246 49 Intermission......Page 251 50 FUCK......Page 257 51 The Trial......Page 264 52 On Regents and Rules......Page 271 53 The State Legislature......Page 277 54 Graduation......Page 283 55 The FBI Files......Page 288 56 Aftermath, Afterword, and Afterthoughts......Page 296 Notes......Page 314 References and Sources......Page 356 Index......Page 372 About the Author......Page 385 The Train To Berkeley -- Cal -- Politics And The University -- Slate -- Exploring The Political Bazaar -- The Young Democrats -- Student -- Protest -- Summer Vacation In Washington, D.c. -- Crossing The Line -- The Speaker Ban -- The Slate Supplement -- Fair Housing -- Mexico And Central America -- The House On Parker Street -- The Assassination Of Jfk -- The Bay Area Civil Rights Movement -- On Civil Disobedience -- The Sheraton-palace -- Auto Row -- Clogging The Courts -- On Trial -- Freedom Summer -- Summer Session -- Hitchhiking -- The Democratic Convention -- New York City -- First Week Of The Fall Semester -- Eviction! -- Who Done It? -- Capturing The Car -- Strongwalled -- The October 2nd Pact -- The Fsm Is Born -- Sparring -- Energy -- Escalation -- The Right Wing Revolt -- The Secret Negotiations -- Changes -- Mutual Misconceptions -- The Heyman Committee Report -- The Regents Meet -- The Abortive Sit-in -- Resurrection -- The Real Sit-in -- Strike! -- Victory -- Intermission -- Fuck -- The Trial -- On Regents And Rules -- The State Legislature -- Graduation -- The Fbi Files -- Aftermath, Afterword, And Afterthoughts. Jo Freeman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 329-343) And Index. This book is a memoir and a history of Berkeley in the early Sixties. As a young undergraduate, Jo Freeman was a key participant in the growth of social activism at the University of California, Berkeley. The story is told with the "you are there" immediacy of Freeman the undergraduate but is put into historical and political context by Freeman the scholar, 35 years later. It draws heavily on documents created at the time--letters, reports, interviews, memos, newspaper stories, FBI files--but is fleshed out with retrospective analysis. As events unfold, the campus conflicts of the Sixties take on a completely different cast, one that may surprise many readers In At Berkeley in the '60s, Jo Freeman argues that the stage for campus radicalism of the sixties was set by the repressive climate of McCarthyism that permeated American society in the 1950s. Skillfully laying the historical foundation, she argues that Berkeley in the sixties began in the 1930s when rules were laid down prohibiting political activity in order to protect the university against charges of Communist influence. These rules were later used to justify the suppression of all political activity and advocacy inside the campus boundaries. She concludes that what happened at Berkeley This book is a memoir and a history of Berkeley in the early Sixties. As a young undergraduate, Jo Freeman was a key participant in the growth of social activism at the University of California, Berkeley. The story is told with the ""you are there"" immediacy of Freeman the undergraduate but is put into historical and political context by Freeman the scholar, 35 years later. It draws heavily on documents created at the time -- letters, reports, interviews, memos, newspaper stories, FBI files -- but is