Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Paul Buhle, 1985
Creator: | Buhle, Paul, 1944- | Project: | Student movements of the 1960s project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) transcript: 208 pages | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteHistorian
Scope and ContentsFamily background, childhood in Illinois; early experience with civil rights movement; early involvement with counter-culture; University of Illinois, undergraduate years; marriage to Mari Jo Buhle; membership in Socialist Labor Party; old and new lefts; University of Connecticut; Students for a Democratic Society membership; impact of literature on ideas; "The Guardian"; "Radical America": founding and development, ideology, editorial board problems; University of Wisconsin at Madison, graduate years: student organization, Dow demonstration, faculty positions on student movements, teaching assistants' strike; violent demonstrations; disintegration of Students for a Democratic Society;
rise of Maoism and Marxism-Leninism; roles of particular religious groups in movements; personal expectations of future radical movements
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1985
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