1965 WXYZ Vietnam Teach-In

The recording is of a news reporter describing the protest practice known as a Teach-In that is occurring at the University of Michigan. The concept was originally conceived by Marshall Sahlins at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) in order to leverage their - and other professors' - academic experience to raise awareness about the violence and horrors of the Vietnam War. The controversy of their actions are due to the split between the Americans on fearing political ideologies such as Communism during The Cold War and the loss and tragedy that came into the public view from televised-broadcasts of the Vietnam War, which thus resulted in far less support for drafting young men into it.

Contributor: Anthony Young Audio & Image Source: Bentley Historical Library