doi:10.7916/d8-2xzx-4y67Oral history interview with David Gilbert, 1985Gilbert, David, 1944-oral historiesmixed materialRevolutionariesStudentsCivil rights--United StatesStudent movementsRadicalismRevolutionsAfrican American student movementsSocial history--1960-1970Gilbert, David, 1944-Columbia UniversityCongress of Racial EqualityStudents for a Democratic Society (U.S.)Origins of political consciousness in suburbs of Boston; early reaction to civil rights struggle and conflict in Vietnam; reactions to social milieu of New York in general and Columbia University in particular; involvement with Congress of Racial Equality, Students for a Democratic Society and other student groups while at Columbia; extended discussion of experiences leading to transition from pacifist to agent of violent revolution; evolution, interaction, and critique of various student activist organizations; 1968 strike at Columbia; experience as member of Weather Underground revolutionary group; lengthy analysis of revolutionary theory