Oral History Interview, Jane Brotman (1576)
Abstract
In her January 2017 interviews with Troy Reeves, Jane Brotman remembers her undergraduate days in Madison in the late 1960s. As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, Brotman witnessed important events such as the DOW riots, TAA strike, and Black Students strike, she attended lectures by distinguished historians Harvey Goldberg and George Mosse, and became increasingly involved as a political activist. Brotman details those experiences and explains what impact they had on her opinion of the Vietnam War, view of government, and understanding of one's obligation as a citizen. In conclusion, Brotman compares the late 1960s to the present, focusing on issues like racial inequality, the media landscape, attacks on science and liberalism, and the relationship between UW and the Wisconsin state legislature.
Subject
1960s, Dow demonstrations, Vietnam War, anti-war protests, anti-war movement, Ralph Hansen, UW police, the Towers, Harvey Goldberg, George Mosse, Department of History
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/83321Type
Recording, oral
Description
In these interviews, Jane Brotman discusses her experience as an undergraduate student at UW-Madison in the 1960s. She further details important events she witnessed such as the DOW riots and the TAA strike, and how they impacted her. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first (or transcript if available). It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.