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                <text>Against the Current: Alice Embree and Student Dissent at UT Austin, 1963-1967</text>
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                <text>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.</text>
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                <text>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</text>
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                <text>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</text>
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