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 L...