Apartheid Sit-In May 1977 Mini-Reunion and Group Discussion

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: Recorded at Stanford’s Reunion/Homecoming in October 2019, participants in the 1977 sit-in protesting the university’s investments in companies operating in South Africa share their memories of the events surrounding the sit-in, the arrests that followed, and the impact the protest had on their lives after Stanford. The recording also includes comments by Professor Emeritus David Abernethy comparing the anti-apartheid and anti-Vietnam War movements at Stanford, reflections from Lawrence Litvak (AB Political Science, 1976), a member of the Stanford Committee for a Responsible Investment Policy (SCRIP) and one of the organizers of the Old Union sit-in, and advice to students who are involved in Fossil Free Stanford and other activism surrounding the university’s investments today. The event was organized and moderated by Ken Farbstein (AB Political Science, 1979).

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image
Extent	1 audio file; 1 text file; 4 photographs
Place	Stanford (Calif.)
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society
Date created	October 26, 2019
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital

Moderator	Farbstein, Ken
Creator	Farbstein, Ken
Speaker	Abernethy, David B.
Speaker	Litvak, Lawrence
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society

Subject	Anti-apartheid activists
Subject	Stanford University. Students > 1970s
Subject	College students
Genre	Interview

Transcript	Title Transcript
Finding Aid	Title Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/gw995jj8742
Location	SC0932
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022

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