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Port Huron Statement

Declarations, Manifestos and Political Essays

The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist organization Students for a Democratic Society. Written by its members, it was completed on 15 June 1962 at a United Auto Workers retreat outside Port Huron, Michigan, for the organization's first national convention. The UAW, under Walter Reuther's leadership, covered a range of expenses for the convention, including use of its summer retreat at Port Huron.

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1962 1
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Source Port Huron Statement (Wikipedia)
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1. Port Huron Statement (Wikipedia)
  • intro
    completed on June 15, 1962
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    The Port Huron Statement is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). It was writt
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