The Daily Texan, Tuesday, April 24, 2001

The Daily Texan, Tuesday, April 24, 2001

Student activism--Texas--Austin; Free speech; Student protests; Vietnam War--Protest movements--United States; University of Texas at Austin; Campus protest history; The Daily Texan

This op-ed article by The Daily Texan discusses the history of student movements and issues related to freedom of speech at the University of Texas at Austin. It focuses specifically on the history of activism at the University dating back to the 1960s and the campus-wide opposition to the war in Vietnam. Through the analysis of historical precedents, the op-ed helps to understand the current situation and its relation to student protest throughout history.

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Alice Embree Papers, 1933-2023, Box # 4x219c, Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Hidden Histories: UT Austin

2001-04-24

Cecily Sailer; Garrick Pursley,; Wendy Skillern; Jennifer Pollack; Jennifer Ferrell Brantley

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