Module 09: The 1960s: Who Won? Student Protest and the Politics of Campus Dissent

Evidence 18: Protester Supporting Troops, May 1970

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Introduction

The photograph below, taken at the height of student antiwar protests at VPI, offers another perspective on "dissenting" politics on college campuses during the sixties. The student's clean-cut appearance and outspoken sign clearly indicate where he figured along the cultural and political spectrum.

Questions to Consider

  • What can the image tell us about the reasons behind students protesting against the protesters?

Document

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Source:
Virginia Tech University Archive, http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/unrest/forprot.htm.

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