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You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
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The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
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Vietnam Day Teach-In Vietnam Day Teach-In
Date: 5/21/1965Call Number: KP 298Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Vietnam
Introduction by Professor John Searle. Mario Savio, political activist and member of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement speaks. He traces history of revolutions, asks how the US came to be "on the other side" of revolution in the 20th century. He poses the hypothetical impact of United States completely disarming and raises the question of lack of historical causality and democratic decision-making in US. H discusses the Free Speech Movement, what happened and how it was so poorly reported. He calls the UC regents "a committee of incredibly wealthy nincompoops" and states his minimum level of negotiations to end the war in Vietnam. He compares National Liberation Front and the Free Speech Movement.
Benjamin Spock at UC Vietnam Teach-In Benjamin Spock at UC Vietnam Teach-In
Date: 5/21/1965Call Number: KP 466Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Vietnam
Famed pediatrician speaks at Vietnam Teach-In on Berkeley campus, emphasizes raising children to have a realistic sense of the world, as opposed to anti-Communist hysteria, and expresses opposition to the war in Vietnam and other US interventions.
Carl Oglesby Speech, "Let Us Shape the Future" Carl Oglesby Speech, "Let Us Shape the Future"
Date: 11/27/1965Call Number: CE 488Collection: Colin Edwards Collection
Carl Oglesby, President of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), delivers speech, after his return from Vietnam, at anti-war rally, considered to be "a landmark of American political rhetoric." He condemns the “corporate liberalism," American economic interests disguised as anti-Communist benevolence, that, he argued, underpins the Vietnam War. He says, "Don't blame me for sounding Anti-American. It's mowed my liberal values and broke my American heart." 7th Speed
March on Washington 1965 Speech March on Washington 1965 Speech
Author: Paul PotterPublisher: Students for a Democratic SocietyDate: 4/17/1965Volume Number: 17-AprFormat: TranscriptCollection: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
On April 17th, 25,000 people participated in a March on Washington to end the War in Vietnam. After two hours of picketing the White House, the President of the Students for a Democratic Society, Paul Potter, closed a meeting in front of the Washington Monument with the following speech.
The New Left and Vietnam: Part 1 The New Left and Vietnam: Part 1
Date: 11/20/1965Call Number: CE 552Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Colin Edwards Collection
The Vietnam Day Committee organized an anti-Vietnam rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland. 10,000-15,000 attended the rally to hear speakers Dan Haley of the Young Democrats, war veteran Don Duncan, and Robert Sheer, editor-in-chief of Ramparts magazine.
The New Left and Vietnam: Part 2 The New Left and Vietnam: Part 2
Date: 11/20/1965Call Number: CE 553Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KPFACollection: Colin Edwards Collection
The Vietnam Day Committee organized an anti-Vietnam rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland. 10,000-15,000 attended the rally to hear speakers Dan Haley of the Young Democrats, war veteran Don Duncan, and Robert Sheer, editor-in-chief of Ramparts magazine.
A Call to All Students to March on Washington to end the War in Vietnam A Call to All Students to March on Washington to end the War in Vietnam
Publisher: Students for a Democratic SocietyDate: 4/17/1965Volume Number: 17-AprFormat: FlyerCollection: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Flyer providing detailed information on the April 1965 Anti-War March on Washington
Speech at the Nov. 27 1965 March on Washington Speech at the Nov. 27 1965 March on Washington
Author: Carl OglesbyPublisher: Students for a Democratic SocietyDate: 11/27/1965Volume Number: 27-NovFormat: TranscriptCollection: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Speech given by the President of SDS Carl Oglesby at the November 27th 1965 March on Washington
March on Washington to End the War in Vietnam March on Washington to End the War in Vietnam
Publisher: Students for a Democratic SocietyDate: 4/17/1965Volume Number: 17-AprFormat: PamphletCollection: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Pamphlet explaining what you can do to be a part of the April 1965 Anti-War March on Washington
Statement by Paul Potter Statement by Paul Potter
Author: Paul PotterPublisher: Students for a Democratic SocietyDate: 5/1/1965Volume Number: 1-MayFormat: StatementCollection: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Statement regarding the post-March National Council. Specifically a plea to people who were at the NC meeting to assume more responsibility for reporting the kinds of discussions that were held in sufficient detail so other people can pick up on these decisions.