Oral history interview with Michael S. Balter 1985
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Michael S. Balter, 1986
Abstract
Childhood in Van Nuys, California; college at University of California at Los Angeles; early involvement with Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 1968; movement from SDS to Progressive Labor (PL); relations among various radical movements at UCLA; issues and demonstrations at UCLA; induction into and service in the Army, 1969-1970: anti-war agitation among troops, courts martial, and eventual discharge; end of affiliation with PL; work with American Civil Liberties Union on legal suit against Los Angeles Police Department for illegal surveillance, 1982-1985
Veterans; Students; Student movements; Students--Political activity; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Balter, Michael S; University of California, Los Angeles; Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.); Progressive Labor Party; American Civil Liberties Union