"Now is the Time of the Furnaces, And Only Light Should be Seen"

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By: Kent State Students for a Democratic Society

Date: April 1969

Source: Kent State Students for a Democratic Society. "Now is the Time of the Furnaces, And Only Light Should be Seen." Michigan State Special Collections, Students for Democratic Society ARVF.

About the Organization: The Kent State Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was part of the larger SDS, a radical student movement across the United States. Mark Rudd, the president of the Columbia University SDS, visited the Kent State University campus in 1968. Soon after Rudd's visit, the chapter joined with other militant groups on campus to stage protests. Kent State's SDS became more violent than many chapters due to the affiliation with leaders who later became part of the Weathermen.

Introduction

Students for a Democratic Society reorganized in 1962 when leaders met in Port Huron, Michigan....

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