Against the Current: Alice Embree and Student Dissent at UT Austin, 1963-1967

Against the Current: Alice Embree and Student Dissent at UT Austin, 1963-1967

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States; Civil rights movements--United States; Race discrimination--United States; Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.); Student activism--United States--1960s; Salvador Allende, Democracy, and Imperialism in Chile; International educational exchange programs--Texas--Chile

This collection documents the student protests at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1960s, specifically focusing on protest activities centered on Alice Embree and the political dynamics at the university during that period. It comprises primary source material such as organizational papers, publications, and reports that reflect the emergence of the political activism of the students during a time when there was much unrest in the country. The collection reflects the activities of the students at the university who protested about civil rights, freedom of expression, and the Vietnam War, among other issues.

Jennifer Ferrell Brantley

Alice Embree Papers, 1933–2023, Box # 4x219c, Bert Gerding Papers, 1959-1980, 1994, Box # 4zf351, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Hidden Histories: UT Austin

1963-1967

Alice Embree; Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Student Interracial Committee (SIC); The Rag; The Daily Texan; Bert Gerding; University of Texas Police Department; Austin Police Department; University of Texas at Austin; Jennifer Ferrell Brantley

Materials reproduced with permission of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Items are made available for educational and research use. Further publication, reproduction, or commercial use may require additional permission from the repository and/or rights holders.

Alice Embree Papers Finding Aid: https://txarchives.org/utcah/finding_aids/03570.xml; Pamphlets, Newsletters, and Zines on anti-Vietnam War Activism: https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/collections/show/28; Legacies of Imperialism: An Examination of U.S. Destablization Efforts in Chile: https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/collections/show/39; UT-Austin Student Activism Surveillance: https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/collections/show/4

Textual records; printed documents; police reports; newspapers; newsletters; photographs

English

Collection

Against the Current. Alice Embree. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026.

Austin, Texas; 1963-1967