University of Birmingham Sit-in 1968
In our own university, a mass meeting was called to express concerns about political status quo on campus and a Sit-In occupation of the Great Hall was advertised and documented by early pro-union student publications.
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Reference:
Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.
Redbrick 1968, Issue 19, pg.1 (UB_GUILD_F_5_2_2)
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Reference:
Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.
Photograph of mass meeting 5 December 1968 (UA10_79)
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Reference:
Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.
Issue of ‘Hot Air’ student publication, with headline ‘Sit In Still’, p.1 (USS130)
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Reference:
Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.
Photograph from Birmingham Post and Mail, speakers addressing meetings of students (UA10_15)