The Strawberry Statement—Notes of a College Revolutionary
Memoir
By: James S. Kunen
Date: 1969
Source: Kunen, James S. The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College Revolutionary. New York: Random House, 1969, 4–7.
About the Author: James S. Kunen (1948–) was born in Boston. He attended Andover prior to enrolling at Columbia University. Kunen is the author of four books. He works as freelance writer, contributing to magazines such as US, Atlantic, New York, and Sports Illustrated.
Introduction
In the 1940s and 1950s, protests were uncommon on college campuses. This changed in the fall of 1964, when administrators at Berkeley enforced a rule prohibiting political groups from collecting money and recruiting members. When a nonstudent activist was arrested on October 1, a sit-in began that lasted for thirty-two hours. Attention from the media encouraged other students in their protests.
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