Interview with Ira Arlook : The Movement Oral History Project

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Abstract: Ira Arlook, a graduate student in history at Stanford during the mid-1960s, shares memories of his activism during his student days and throughout his career. Arlook describes becoming involved with Students for a Democratic Society while an undergraduate at Tufts University, his growing awareness of the civil rights movement in the South, and the profound impact that the 1964 murders of civil rights workers in Mississippi had upon him. Turning to his activism at Stanford, he recalls protesting against the Vietnam War, including demonstrating at a local manufacturer of napalm, sitting in at the president’s office to protest the draft exemption exam, and researching and speaking out against war- related research carried out at Stanford and the Stanford Research Institute. He also shares memories of Hubert Humphrey’s visit to Stanford, posters he made to criticize members of the Stanford Board of Trustees, and a debate he had with engineering professor William Rambo. Arlook concludes by reflecting on the impact his activism had on the rest of his life and career, including the work he has done with Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda on the Indochina Peace Campaign.

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

Interviewee	Arlook, Ira
Creator	Arlook, Ira
Interviewer	Marine-Street, Natalie
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society

Subject	Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
Subject	Indochina Peace Campaign (Organization : U.S.)
Subject	College Students > Political Activity > United States
Subject	Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest Movements
Subject	Anti-war demonstrations
Genre	Interview

Transcript	Title Transcript
Finding Aid	Title The Movement Oral History Project (SC1432)
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/sx868kz0309
Location	SC1432
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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The Movement oral history project, 2018

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