Interviews

Interview with Joseph Brown:

Minnesota protests Year: late 60’s (about Vietnam, so…) Phot #4: Washington ave, going towards minn Photo #2: Washington, piled junk Photo #3 – Washington Photo #5 – dinkytown Not worried about going to Vietnam, too old, married, had kids On campus, there was a reserve officers’ training corps – looks like an armory type building. Big stone fence around it, could see through – anyways, torn down by protestors (were they protestors or rioters? Or both?) Frightening Goals – as many as there were people – part of it is when you are young, it’s easier to protest when you are young, no job, no payments, not lifetime career – easy to fix. Liberal professors. its great. Now older, similar again, less obligations, not as much answering for people. Doesn’t recall police brutality – National Guard called out, police couldn’t handle it, rioting. Whole campus in an uproar. Humphrey – 68 convention in Chicago – police brutality. Destruction of property Happened on campus, General public was patriotic, pro war, Vietnamese would lose, we were better than them, they were communist, tricked into believing communism was right. War caused protests, newspapers could show pictures of war – people become aware of terrible things happening, people here being killed, Vietnamese killed, etc. still affected by what happened because of Vietnam, soldiers not treated as warriors, but as murderers. Nixon was supposed to get us out of the war, but didn’t, Very violent protests, threw stuff in streets, made blockade out of debris, broke down wall, tied in with music. Could have been organized, still felt like random chaos Hmong not there yet, same with Chinese, nobody really migrating, afterwards, Police maybe not violent, kent state – yes Felt safe going to take pictures Big important protest, things were out of hand – national guard called out not small

Conducted by: Max Brown