Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, "Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America" (UNC Press, 2023)
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The Influence of Right-Wing Non-Profit Organizations on Academic Activism
This chapter explores the role of organizations like the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) in recruiting and training college students for the conservative movement, including the use of training manuals and funding speakers for college campus tours. It discusses the tactics employed by conservative groups on college campuses, contrasting the approaches of organizations like ISI and Young Americans for Freedom with the grassroots activism of the John Birch Society. The narrative also delves into the campus wars between conservatives and progressives, examining how conservative students strategically gained power and mobilized against anti-war movements in the late 1960s.
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