A tribute to Phil Ochs and the new age of activism
In 1971, Yale was in the midst of a bitter strike. The administration refused to bargain with Local 35. Students, with their memories still fresh of the previous year's May Day, with National Guardsmen in the street and tear gas in the courtyards, reacted harshly, dumping food on the front lawn of the President's house and leaving a mess in Commons for managers to clean.
It was the sort of environment that Phil Ochs loved. He flew in from California one weekend to sing a benefit concert for the rapidly diminishing strike fund and to urge students not to falter in their support of...
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