Protests of 1968
Added: Sep 8, 2008
Author: AdrienSeelebruder
Duration: 3:40
Short segment from Patrick Rotman's "68" (2008).Images from major 1968 protests:West Berlin (April 11): Radical students blame an anti-student campaign in the papers of the Axel Springer publishing empire for the assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent spokesperson of the left-wing German student movement of the 1960s. This led to attempts to blockade the distribution of Springer newspapers all over Germany, which in turn led to major street battles in many German cities.Rome (March 1): Student protest "Valle Giulia" in Rome leading to long period of violent dispute.Columbia, New York (April 23): Students at Columbia University protest against the school's alledgedly racist policies, 3 school officials are taken hostage for 24 hours.London (April): Over 20.000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam war and express their support for Rudi Dutschke.Madrid (April): Students at the University of Madrid protest against the involvement of police in student demonstrations, protest against the dictator Francisco Franco's regime, and demonstrate about trade unions and worker rights.Tokyo (March): Japanese students protest against the presence of the American military in Japan because of the Vietnam war.In the first months of 1968, in many Western and developed countries an "internationale of youth" becomes visible. Its members, mainly students, listen to the same music, read the same books, praise the same icons and adopt the same attitude - Revolution is in the air.
Channel: Film
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Added: Sep 8, 2008
Author: AdrienSeelebruder
Duration: 3:40
Short segment from Patrick Rotman's "68" (2008).Images from major 1968 protests:West Berlin (April 11): Radical students blame an anti-student campaign in the papers of the Axel Springer publishing empire for the assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent spokesperson of the left-wing German student movement of the 1960s. This led to attempts to blockade the distribution of Springer newspapers all over Germany, which in turn led to major street battles in many German cities.Rome (March 1): Student protest "Valle Giulia" in Rome leading to long period of violent dispute.Columbia, New York (April 23): Students at Columbia University protest against the school's alledgedly racist policies, 3 school officials are taken hostage for 24 hours.London (April): Over 20.000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam war and express their support for Rudi Dutschke.Madrid (April): Students at the University of Madrid protest against the involvement of police in student demonstrations, protest against the dictator Francisco Franco's regime, and demonstrate about trade unions and worker rights.Tokyo (March): Japanese students protest against the presence of the American military in Japan because of the Vietnam war.In the first months of 1968, in many Western and developed countries an "internationale of youth" becomes visible. Its members, mainly students, listen to the same music, read the same books, praise the same icons and adopt the same attitude - Revolution is in the air.
Channel: Film
Tags: 1968 battles clash demonstrations european left-wing movement protests revolution riots street students university
Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings) Views: 743' favoriteCount='2 Comments: 2
