PBS NewsHour

Hearing echoes of Berkeley in student activism today

Clip: 10/16/2014 | 6m 58s

In 1964, the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, became the first large-scale campus student movement in the country. The demonstrations set the stage for the anti-Vietnam War movement, the campaign for women’s equality and others. Special correspondent Spencer Michaels looks at the evolution of student protest at Berkeley and beyond.

Aired: 10/16/14

Rating: NR

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