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Tom Hayden. Tom Hayden was a radical left-wing activist and California state legislator known for his participation as a radical youth leader during the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. Hayden wrote the “Port Huron Statement,” the manifesto of the radical 1960s activist group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and an ...
24 de oct. de 2016 · Tom Hayden, a radical activist and advocate for progressive causes, died Sunday at the age of 76. In the early 1960s , Hayden was a freedom rider in the South and a community organizer in Newark.
11 de nov. de 2021 · Upon graduating in 1961, SDS founder Al Haber offered Tom Hayden a position as a field secretary in the South. With the civil rights movement in full swing, Hayden accepted the offer and joined the Freedom Riders in Atlanta. Of course, being a Freedom Rider wasn’t easy. Hayden was often beaten by segregationists and thrown in jail.
She engaged in civil rights education and protest, and participated in a successful sit-in campaign to desegregate Austin-area restaurants and theaters. She was a founding member of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and was a vocal supporter of and activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
26 de oct. de 2016 · October 26, 2016. Exclusive: The death of Tom Hayden at age 76 marked the passing of a major progressive leader who championed causes from civil rights to Vietnam War opposition to the environment ...
29 de oct. de 2016 · Social and political activist Tom Hayden, who has died in California, had a major influence on the radical generation of the 1960s. He was one of the founders of Students for a Democratic Society ...
24 de oct. de 2016 · Tom Hayden, a 1960s radical who ... and was captivated by the burgeoning civil rights movement in the ... feminism,” Schlafly was a political activist who galvanized grass-roots conservatives to ...
