Category Archives: Vietnam War

Turbulent Times: Student Unrest of May 1970

Posted on May 8, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Photographs, UA History, Vietnam War | Tagged | Leave a comment

On May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, thirteen students were shot during a Vietnam War protest, four of them fatally. This event set off a chain reaction of protests at universities all around the country, including our … Continue reading →

Flashback to Emphasis ’68: Strom Thurmond

Posted on March 22, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Audio, Southern History, UA History, Vietnam War | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Continuing this week’s look back at Emphasis ’68, we deal with an archival reality — sometimes, things don’t survive long enough to be archived, but they often leave interesting traces behind. (Image from the 1969 Corolla yearbook) Senator Strom Thurmond … Continue reading →

Flashback to Emphasis ’68: John Kenneth Galbraith

Posted on March 20, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Audio, UA History, Vietnam War, War | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

We continue our look at Emphasis ’68 with a speech from John Kenneth Galbraith, who is introduced as an “antenna and synthesizer” of economics and social theory. Galbraith was a prominent economist and author, and he served in important posts … Continue reading →

Robert F. Kennedy’s Visit to UA

Posted on January 20, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Audio, UA History, Vietnam War | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Did you know that Robert F. Kennedy gave a speech at the University of Alabama in March of 1968, just months before he was assassinated? Kennedy was invited to the University to speak as part of the Emphasis Program, which … Continue reading →