Berkeley Free Speech Movement Flashcards
1
Q
When was the FSM active?
A
1964-1965
2
Q
What did the FSM campaign for?
A
Right for free speech, political meetings and protests on campus at USC
3
Q
Which movement were many FSM members involved in?
A
Civil Rights Movement (spent summers in Mississippi)
4
Q
What was the consequence of the FSM carrying on protests on campus?
A
- Had suspensions
- Were counter productive as more students supported the movement
5
Q
What tactics did FSM use?
A
- Sit-ins
- Mass rallies
- Demonstrations
- Leaflets
6
Q
Why was the FSM historically significant?
A
- First campus wide protest activity of its kind
- Copied by other campuses in the US and internationally
7
Q
What were the results of FSM?
A
Mixed
- Had the right to political activity on campus
- Because staff agreed students allowed to address issues
- And because some able speakers persuaded
- Many restrictions on the circumstances the political activity could take place in
- Leaders of FSM fined and jailed despite assurance of no punishment
- Alienated wider community, thought they were entitled
