University Place

Madison and the New Left in the Sixties

Special | 40m 14s  | Video has closed captioning.

Matt Levin, Author and High School Teacher, McFarland, discusses his book, “Cold War University.” Levin explores the relationship between higher education and the Cold War, focusing on how the University of Wisconsin-Madison became a hub of student political activism in the 1950s and 1960s.

Aired: 06/16/14

Rating: TV-G

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