The New Left Revisited Quotes

“the Los Angeles Times surmised that "hippies, property owners, . . . and police are involved in a conflict with social overtones that far transcend Venice." The police hated the hippies, "whom they regarded as wastrels infiltrated by hard-core criminals and left-wing political extremists.”
― John McMillian, The New Left Revisited

“To be sure, sexism was a major problem within the New Left throughout the era.”
― John McMillian, The New Left Revisited

“activists coached the student organizers to obey all laws, speak politely, dress nicely, and shave, because, as one union organizer explained to students, "beards make people think of things like LSD."39”
― John McMillian, The New Left Revisited

“For all of the white students, however, becoming an activist was not a decision made lightly. Stepping "outside the magic circle" and rejecting the dominant views of the white South required great courage, for these students knew that their activism could lead to the loss of friends, rejection by their families, and expulsion from school.2”
― John McMillian, The New Left Revisited