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Perritt, Roscoe D. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1972
Author feels that a national that can send men to the moon should be able to rid itself of social unrest. (HS)
Descriptors: Activism, Civil Disobedience, College Students, Dissent
Woods, Joanne – Improving College and University Teaching, 1972
Some student demonstrations and rioting were probably a revolt against form, rather than for reform. (Ed./HS)
Descriptors: Activism, Civil Disobedience, College Students, Curriculum Development
Richardson, Larry S. – 1976
This paper provides a rhetorical analysis of a protest action, namely, the mobilization and action of black citizens in Seattle, Washington, in reaction to the 1965 shooting of a black man (Robert L. Reese) by a local police officer. A description of actions during this time, as reported by two Seattle newspapers, is provided. An extrinsic…
Descriptors: Activism, Black Leadership, Black Organizations, Civil Disobedience
Spofford, Tim – 1988
The story of the 1970 Jackson State College slayings following an unruly anti-war demonstration by black students is pieced together via interviews with students wounded in the gunfire and other eyewitnesses, as well as an examination of public records, court testimony, and newspaper accounts. The events are presented in the context of the history…
Descriptors: Activism, Black Colleges, Black Students, Civil Disobedience
Almiccawy, Abraheem – 1997
This study aims to understand the process of collective identity, self-concept, and political development of the individual Palestinian student activist within the context of collective action in Israel. The paper addresses the complexity of the issue with the terminology for the non-Jew in Israel and the conflicting beliefs which see Israel as a…
Descriptors: Activism, Arabs, Area Studies, Citizen Participation
Gorden, William I. – 1971
The format of this text is dialogue--dialogue which involves formulating answers to knotty kinds of questions about free speech and free press which have worked their way to the Supreme Court. But it is a test meant to be played rather than read. Small groups within a classroom can simulate the Court's decision making process after minimal…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Citizenship, Civics

Finkelman, Paul – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Introduces a special issue topic: "Taking Stands in American History." Maintains that every generation has included citizens who have taken stands fusing the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. Previews topics and contents of articles that are included in this issue. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Disobedience, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights