DEFIANCE: Fighting Elitism and Racism at LSU in the '70s:
"This book is about the impact a long-haired hippy student activist had on the Old South, elitist, racist culture that prevailed at LSU in the '70s. I frequently spoke out at Free Speech Alley, organized protests, fought for student rights, and was elected president of the Student Government Association, to the dismay of the Greek fraternity and sorority members who usually dominated student politics.
In the fall of 1976, Cynthia Payton was running to be the first Black Homecoming Queen at LSU. On election day, a group of Black students rushed up to my lunch table yelling that they had just tried to vote for Cynthia but were told students had to vote for three candidates or their votes would be thrown out. Someone was trying to manipulate the election to prevent Cynthia from winning. As the recently elected SGA President, I felt it was my duty to ensure this SGA-sponsored election was conducted fairly and not corrupted by elitism or racism.
I wrote this book to honor the many students, mostly from lower and middle-class families, who did not turn their backs on injustice and fought at my side against the LSU administrators and Greek organizations.
And to make it a true account of my life in the '70s, I included a number of my adventures with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-like smoking pot at a rock concert with the notorious Jerry Rubin, a social activist and anti-war leader."
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In the fall of 1976, Cynthia Payton was running to be the first Black Homecoming Queen at LSU. On election day, a group of Black students rushed up to my lunch table yelling that they had just tried to vote for Cynthia but were told students had to vote for three candidates or their votes would be thrown out. Someone was trying to manipulate the election to prevent Cynthia from winning. As the recently elected SGA President, I felt it was my duty to ensure this SGA-sponsored election was conducted fairly and not corrupted by elitism or racism.
I wrote this book to honor the many students, mostly from lower and middle-class families, who did not turn their backs on injustice and fought at my side against the LSU administrators and Greek organizations.
And to make it a true account of my life in the '70s, I included a number of my adventures with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-like smoking pot at a rock concert with the notorious Jerry Rubin, a social activist and anti-war leader."
DEFIANCE: Fighting Elitism and Racism at LSU in the '70s:
"This book is about the impact a long-haired hippy student activist had on the Old South, elitist, racist culture that prevailed at LSU in the '70s. I frequently spoke out at Free Speech Alley, organized protests, fought for student rights, and was elected president of the Student Government Association, to the dismay of the Greek fraternity and sorority members who usually dominated student politics.
In the fall of 1976, Cynthia Payton was running to be the first Black Homecoming Queen at LSU. On election day, a group of Black students rushed up to my lunch table yelling that they had just tried to vote for Cynthia but were told students had to vote for three candidates or their votes would be thrown out. Someone was trying to manipulate the election to prevent Cynthia from winning. As the recently elected SGA President, I felt it was my duty to ensure this SGA-sponsored election was conducted fairly and not corrupted by elitism or racism.
I wrote this book to honor the many students, mostly from lower and middle-class families, who did not turn their backs on injustice and fought at my side against the LSU administrators and Greek organizations.
And to make it a true account of my life in the '70s, I included a number of my adventures with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-like smoking pot at a rock concert with the notorious Jerry Rubin, a social activist and anti-war leader."
In the fall of 1976, Cynthia Payton was running to be the first Black Homecoming Queen at LSU. On election day, a group of Black students rushed up to my lunch table yelling that they had just tried to vote for Cynthia but were told students had to vote for three candidates or their votes would be thrown out. Someone was trying to manipulate the election to prevent Cynthia from winning. As the recently elected SGA President, I felt it was my duty to ensure this SGA-sponsored election was conducted fairly and not corrupted by elitism or racism.
I wrote this book to honor the many students, mostly from lower and middle-class families, who did not turn their backs on injustice and fought at my side against the LSU administrators and Greek organizations.
And to make it a true account of my life in the '70s, I included a number of my adventures with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll-like smoking pot at a rock concert with the notorious Jerry Rubin, a social activist and anti-war leader."
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798765551394 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 03/05/2022 |
| Pages: | 426 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d) |
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