Young Activists : NIU Press : 9780875803517 : 0875803512 : 06 Feb 2006 : The traumas and controversies of the 1960s?the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the pervasive antiauthoritarian spirit so evident on college campuses?infiltrated American public high schools. Students challenging their relegation to the world of children demanded the right to express their political views and to have a voice in decisions about their education. Adopting the activist tactics of the times, they organized strikes and demonstrations, initiated petitions and boycotts, and sought recourse through lawsuits and occasional violence. As racial tensions flared across the country, high schools became a crucial arena for the civil rights movement. Drawing upon the memories of students and teachers as well as education journals, court cases, and news magazines, Young Activists provides an insider's look at desegregation in all regions of the country, with a candid discussion of Black and Brown Power