NYPD Rushes Occupied Columbia Buildings
On April 23, 1968, students protesting the construction of a gymnasium on public park land in Harlem spontaneously took over Columbia University's administrative building. An on-the-scene report describes the event as police pull protestors from the building.
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Police Crackdown of Free Speech Movement Protest
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On-the-scene coverage of the clash between police and student protesters at the University of California, Berkeley, captures the mayhem of the moment. On October 1, 1964, student activist Jack Weinberg was arrested for handing out leaflets on campus, an event that set off a major student uprising.
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Chicago Seven Trial
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Ford Offers Clemency to Draft Evaders
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