Projects
"Citadel of Apathy"?: Student Activism at UNL, September 1968-May 1969

Project Editor: Jillian Gotfredson, History 470: Digital History, Spring 2008

Active or Apathetic?

Overview
Lincoln, Nebraska: A Reflection of the Movement on a Different Scale
Public Displays of Activism: from protests to talk-ins
Hyde Park Forum
Students Unite: committees, groups, and unions
Who Protests?
What is Apathy?
National Context: a timeline of student activism on campuses
International Context: a timeline of student activism on campuses
Works Cited

Articles on Hyde Park


An article as seen in the February 14, 1969 Daily Nebraskan, c. 1969.
"Draft card destruction lauded, booed," c. 1969


An article by Bill Smietherman as seen in the April 18, 1969 Daily Nebraskan, c. 1969.
"Hyde Park covers racism, fraternities," c. 1969


The second half of the Smietherman article as seen in the April 18, 1969 Daily Nebraskan, c. 1969.
"Hyde Park covers racism, fraternities," part 2, c. 1969




Image and an article on the year's first forum as seen in the September 20, 1968 Daily Nebraskan, c. 1968.
"Biafran situation discussed at first forum," c. 1968


An editorial by Jack Todd as seen in the October 11, 1968 Daily Nebraskan, c. 1968.
"The silent ones, caught shouting," c. 1968


An article by Larry Eckholt as seen in the December 4, 1968 Daily Nebraskan, c. 1968.
"The Word," c. 1968