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![Mario Savio- A Study in Charisma and FSM Court Comedies](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 703Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
The first part of the tape is entitled Mario Savio a Study in Charisma and is the story of Mario Savio who rose from a normal student to the leader of the Free Speech Movement. This short documentary includes of number of excerpts from Mario’s speeches. He gives a chronology of the FSM, links it to larger struggles for civil rights, and argues that students are fully competent to challenge educational tyranny. Included is a speech in which Mario says goodbye to his leadership position in the FSM and the palpable dismay of the crowd. At the end of the program are selections of FSM supporters singing Happy Birthday to Mario as well as FSM parodies of the traditional songs “Comfort and Joy” and “Hallelujah: Glory of the Coming of the Cops.” The second part of the tape is entitled Court Comedies: A collection of humorous memories and scenes from recent trials of students at the University of California Berkeley. Following their arrests at the Sproul Hall sit-in, many students faced heavy fines and/or jail time as well as academic sanctions from the University. This segment details the cases of four specific students, recaps some of the humorous testimony and verbal exchanges during their university trials and discusses the students’ sentences. The tape concludes with Professor Thomas Parkinson reading a letter supporting the students to the committee trying the cases.
![FSM Later Material: Summer 1965](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CE 723Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
This tape contains three segments from the Summer following the Sproul Hall arrests. The first segment is an interview with Professor Thomas Parkinson, a faculty member in the history department. He talks about the academic capabilities of the FSM students he knows, faculty opinions on the student bill of rights and student penalties stemming from the sit-in. Also speaks on the Meyer Report. The second segment on the tape is a speech by FSM rep during FSM-sponsored student elections to the ASUC Senate. Second segment may be from April 4th as it references a rally to take place later that day. The third segment is from the sentencing of some of the students. Colin interviews Stephanie Coonz, Mario Savio and Albert Litewka give statement to the judge and a press interview with Mrs. Savio (could be Suzanne Goldberg who was married to Mario for a time).
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