Seeds of dissent spread widely in 1970 SIU riots
Nancy Weil recalls the May 1970 Carbondale protests that closed SIU for a day and transformed the campus. The piece analyzes roots from mid 60s student groups RAM and Radical Youth Movement and the rapid growth of SIU under Morris, with outsiders and Kent State and Vietnam War events fueling unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Rational Action Movement
RAM
SIU
Morris
Radical Youth Movement
Students For A Democratic Society
Big Muddy Gazette
Kent State
Richard Archer
Design
Archer
SIUC
Busch
Twelve Days in May at SIU Carbondale Protests
A historical overview of SIU Carbondale protests from April 30 to May 12 1970 triggered by national events. It details mass gatherings at Morris Library Wheeler Hall and Wham Building vandalism injuries and arrests, National Guard deployment and a campus closure decision. The narrative emphasizes Kent State Cambodia and broader antiwar action shaping Carbondale’s turbulent week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Cambodia
Kent State University
Ohio
Robert MacVicar
SIU
Bedlam
U.S
MacVicar
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State University
Delyte Morris
Board of Trustees
Affir
Kent State
Morris Library
Siu-C
Lawson Hall
Wham
Woody Hall
Wheeler Hall
Air Force Reserved Officer Training Corps
National Guard
Old Main
Lou Cerutti
Papa Caesar’s
West College
Siuc
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Jackson Street
David Keene
Brush Towers
National
Bridge Street
Delyte W. Morris
Faner Hall
Morris
Richard Ogilvie
SIU Board of Trustees
Vietnamese Center fades as funding dries up at SIU
The Vietnamese Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has nearly dissolved after its 1974 funding ended. Director Nguyen Dinh-Hoa remains a one man operation answering mail and circulating a quarterly while SIU Eyes revival through international education grants. The center opened in 1969 with a 1.2 million AID grant to study Vietnam language culture and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Center For
Nguyen Dinh-Hoa
Southeast Asia
Nguyen
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
H.B. J
Agency For International Development
Vietnam
Faner Hall
Siu
Office of International Education
U.S. Department of Education
Rhonda Vinson
Ms. Vinson
Malaysia
Gram
National Endowment For the Humanities
United States
Morocco
Center
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Carbondale Street
Richard Nixon
Freeman Street
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Keene
N. Bridge St
Jackson County
Warmongers
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