Protest movements.
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Administrative Policy Records of the University of Florida Office of the President (Stephen C. O'Connell)
Series
Identifier: Series P12
Abstract
Administrative records of Stephen C. O'Connell, sixth president of the University of Florida.
Dates:
1967-1973
Kenneth A. Megill Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 010
Abstract
Materials on Megill's tenure case at the University of Florida, his political interests, and his scholarly work.
Dates:
1967-1973
Lois Hensel Collection on the Gainesville Eight
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0354
Abstract
The "Gainesville Eight," a group of anti-Vietnam War protesters associated with Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), planned a demonstration during the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida. They were arrested and charged on accusations of plotting a violent protest, but were later acquitted due to lack of evidence and signs of government interference. This collection houses newspaper clippings covering the trail, juror notes, VVAW papers, some correspondence, and...
Dates:
1973-2015, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1978
Robert "Bob" Canney Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 191
Abstract
Papers of social activist Robert Benjamin Canney, primarily related to his trial and imprisonment following a 1970 anti-war demonstration in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Dates:
1964-1988; Majority of material found within 1967-1976