Inquire. Learn. Reflect. The Evolution of Student Activism.

Cartwright, Carol A.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Inquire. Learn. Reflect. The Evolution of Student Activism.

Cartwright, Carol A.

Educational Record, v76 n1 p26-31 Win 1995

Reviews the history of student activism at American universities from the colonial period to the present, focusing on the 19th-century abolitionist movement and antiwar movements in the 1930s and 1960s. Also discusses student activism at Kent State University (Ohio) and the events of May 4, 1970, when four students were killed in a confrontation with the Ohio National Guard. (MDM)

Descriptors: Activism, Civil Disobedience, College Students, Demonstrations (Civil), Educational History, Higher Education, Political Attitudes, Social Action, Student Attitudes, United States History

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Language: English

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