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University of Virginia

Psychedelic 60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition is an attempt to revisit, share, and interpret the 60s.
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PBS

The Sixties: Students for a Democratic Society (Sds)

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion site to PBS series on the Sixties. Highlights content on politics and the newsmakers of the era. Students will learn about protest group, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and its offshoot, Weathermen and link to related...
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Other

Nothingness.org: Social Anarchism: The Way the Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
A book review of Way of the Wind by Ron Jacobs provides extensive information about the radical group, the Weathermen.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Tales From the Underground

For Students 9th - 10th
A reporter speaks to two former Weathermen radicals who are middle aged now. Would they do what they did during their youth knowing what they know now? They both said positively.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Student Activism

For Students 5th - 8th
A good look at the student activism of the Students for a Democratic Society and the philosophy behind this organization.
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PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: The Weather Underground

For Students 9th - 10th
Read background about the Weathermen, a radical group in the 1960s which protested the Vietnam War and racism with often violent acts. This introduction is to a video shown on PBS in 2003. Find interviews with members of the Weather...
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Digital History

Digital History: The New Left

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the New Left, its often radical ideas, and how its impact far exceeded the numbers of those who claimed to belong to the New Left.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Sds Chapters 1962 1969

For Students 9th - 10th
Background of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Shows maps of the growth of SDS from a handful of chapters in 1962 to more than 300 in 1969.