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The Port Huron Statement [1] is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). [2] It was written by SDS members, and completed on June 15, 1962, at a United Auto Workers (UAW) retreat outside of Port Huron, Michigan (now part of Lakeport State Park), for the group's first national convention. [3]
In drafting the Port Huron Statement, Hayden acknowledged the influence of a Bowdoin-College German-exchange student, Michael Vester. He encouraged Hayden to be more explicit about the contradictions "between political democracy and economic concentration of power", and to take a more international perspective. [ 7 ]
The Port Huron Statement (1962) The Other Side (1966) "The Politics of 'The Movement'", in Irving Howe (ed.), The Radical Papers. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Co., 1966; pp. 350–364. Rebellion in Newark: Official Violence and Ghetto Response (1967) Trial (1970) The Love of Possession Is a Disease with Them (1972)
In June 1962, the Port Huron Statement, a New Left manifesto, was adopted at a convention of the Students for a Democratic Society. The convention did not take place within the actual city limits of Port Huron, but instead was held at a United Auto Workers retreat north of the city (now part of Lakeport State Park). A historical marker will be ...
The Port Huron Museums’ Carnegie Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through May 26 when it’ll be open daily until Sept. 15. For more information on programs and exhibits ...
Along with other LID members Rachelle Horowitz, Michael Harrington, and Don Slaiman, Kahn attended the LID-sponsored meeting that discussed the Port Huron Statement. [32] Kahn was listed as a student representative from Howard University [33] and was elected to the National Executive Committee. [34]
Port Huron residents have been critical of the police department, making statements at a city council meeting that the officer should face discipline for handcuffing Conant before assisting him ...
The Port Huron City Council will consider a resolution requesting the Michigan State Police and Michigan Department of Transportation conduct a study to see how often people are speeding on ...