The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Caption reads, "Madison, Wis., Oct. 18 -- Police use sticks to rout students -- Police used tear gas and night sticks to break up anti-war demonstrations on University of Wisonsin campus in Madison Wednesday. Sit-in was staged to protest job recruiting on campus by Dow Chemical Co., maker of napalm for Vietnam War. Some demonstrators were bloodied in melee and detective was hit in face with brick.
Concepts:
Stop the Draft Week; Vietnam War; Vietnam War Protest; peace protest; draft protest; police
Places:
Madison, Wisconsin
Organizations:
University of Wisconsin, Madison; Dow Chemical Company
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