Word: protestations
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...problem with the President's Report lies not in any failure to distinguish acceptable from unacceptable protest, nor even so much in his untimely vituperation against the activist element. It lies in Pusey's blindness to the magnitude of disaffection at Harvard. Like the author of another recent "annual report," Pusey senses a certain restlessness--but his faith in the loyalty and middle-of-the-road acquiescence of all but a handful of his students remain unshaken. When he undertook to insult students who believe American society is rotten and are in need of redemption, Pusey did not realize...
...indications are that the answer is not money. The number of alumni who wrote after the Dow protest that they were halting contributions was negligible. Most such letters, reportedly, came from men who had seldom, if ever, given to the College. The twenty-fifth reunion drive is said to be heading toward another record year. Moreover, whatever may be said of President Pusey, his actions in the past do not seem to have been motivated by financial considerations. His fight against the NDEA disclaimer oath didn't ease the University's financial problems...
...means clear that a large number will). The United States will probably win anywhere from 5 to 10 medals fewer than in 1964, when Negroes won 16. It is unlikely that the international audience--a main target of the boycotters--will be jarred by the protest, because there will be some Negroes competing; sprinter Charlie Greene has said, "It comes down to a matter if you're an American or if you're not. I'm an American and I'm going to run." 1964 medal winner Ralph Boston will also participate...
Perhaps the biggest flaw in the idea of boycotting the Olympics is the assumption that there are enough white people in this country who care about the Olympics to warrant the protest. Sports may be one of the few areas in America where blacks have status, but can amateur athletic status be transformed into political leverage? I doubt it. Perhaps if pro stars like Bill Russell or Willie Mays were to refuse to compete in their sports until some particular bit of civil rights progress had been made and their white teammates joined them, then there might be a burst...
...said that Avatar would sell papers in front of Holyoke Center again this afternoon, and that if there were more arrests, staff members would stage a candle-light protest demonstration later in the evening outside the Central Square police station...