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What was the protest group Students for a Democratic Society? Five questions answered

  • Written by Todd Gitlin, Professor of Journalism and Sociology, Columbia University
imageStudents for a Democratic Society was the largest – and arguably most successful – student activist organization in U.S. history.S.Sgt. Albert R. Simpson, Department of Defense / via Wikimedia

Editor’s note: The 2016 election brought student activism back into the spotlight. No student activist organization in U.S. history has...

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