Q&A: Berkeley’s campus Free Speech Movement at 50

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) In the waning days of 1964, University of California, Berkeley, students inspired by the fight for racial equality found their collective voice in challenging a campus ban on political advocacy.

On Dec. 2, following weeks of demonstrations and failed negotiations, more than 1,000 students took over the administration building in what would be the apex of the Free Speech Movement.

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Q&A: Berkeley's campus Free Speech Movement at 50