| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 512 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The education of an American radical. Child of war ; The making of a civil rights activist ; Freedom summer -- Avatar of student protest : leading the free speech movement. From polite protest to the first sit-in ; The police car blockade ; Consolidating the movement and negotiating for free speech ; "We almost lost" : the FSM in crisis ; Speaking out and sitting in ; "Free speech at last" -- After the revolution : a voice lost and found. Descending from leadership ; Battling back ; Dying in the saddle -- In his own words : a selection of Mario Savio's speeches and writing. Valedictory ; Bodies upon the gears ; An end to history ; Questioning the Vietnam War ; Beyond the Cold War ; Resisting Reaganism and war in Central America ; The second generation ; Building a compassionate community ; Their values and ours ; A moment to move against class-ridden barbarism ; California at the crossroads : social strife or social unity? ; In defense of affirmative action : the case against Proposition 209 |
| Summary |
"Here is the first biography of Mario Savio, the brilliant leader of Berkeley's Free Speech Movement, the largest and most disruptive student rebellion in American history. Savio risked his life to register black voters in Mississippi in the Freedom Summer of 1964 and did more than anyone to bring daring forms of non-violent protest from the civil rights movement to the struggle for free speech and academic freedom on American campuses. Drawing upon previously unavailable Savio papers, as well as oral histories from friends and fellow movement leaders, Freedom's Orator illuminates Mario's egalitarian leadership style, his remarkable eloquence, and the many ways he embodied the youthful idealism of the 1960s. The book also narrates, for the first time, his second phase of activism against "Reaganite Imperialism" in Central America and the corporatization of higher education. Including a generous selection of Savio's speeches, Freedom's Orator speaks with special relevance to a new generation of activists and to all who cherish the '60s and democratic ideals for which Savio fought so selflessly."--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-488) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Savio, Mario.
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| SUBJECT |
Savio, Mario fast |
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Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.) -- History
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University of California, Berkeley -- Students -- Biography
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Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.) fast |
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University of California, Berkeley fast |
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Political activists -- California -- Biography
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Student movements -- California -- Berkeley -- History
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College students -- Political activity -- California -- Berkeley -- History
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators.
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College students -- Political activity
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Political activists
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Student movements
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Students
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California
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California -- Berkeley
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009005312 |
| ISBN |
9780199720354 |
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0199720355 |
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1282731084 |
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9781282731080 |
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9786612731082 |
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6612731087 |
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