
The Politics of Camping
KPFA - Against the Grain
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The Civil Rights Movement, the Camp, the Encampment
In the late sixties, early seventies, early eighties, a lot of these encamped. The vianon veterans against the war had the ame kind of approach. They had a shorter camp out in 19 71. But in their so of big action, i that was led, this was the moment when john carey is making his statement to a congressional committee m That they're camping out. I'm onthe mall right at the foot of a, the capital itself. And it's the same argument. Carry makes the argument that this is really important, both symbolically and to just demonstrate the staying power of these protests.
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