Research Guides: History of Student Activism at TU: Vietnam War

Vietnam War

Outten, Liam, Emma Wyncoop, and Christian Koot. 2017. “Linthicum Hall.” Last modified December 7, 2017. https://www.theclio.com/entry/50102.
- This interactive website allows users to explore the history of Linthicum Hall, which served as Towson University’s College of Liberal Arts from 1968 to 2009. The site emphasizes the role of Linthicum Hall as a site for student activism related to the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Whitson, Mike. 1969. "Linthicum Moratorium marchers threatened with arrest." Towerlight, December 19, 1969. https://archives.towson.edu/Documents/Detail/the-towerlight-december-19-1969/139092.
- A Towerlight article describing the events of the Linthicum Moratorium n December 1969. The article details the progression of the event and describes the administrative response.
The Sun. 1972. “23 arrested in Towson State protest.” The Sun, May 12, 1972. https://search-proquest-com.proxy-tu.researchport.umd.edu/docview/536230500/26948CD56D474DFDPQ/1?accountid=14378.
- A Baltimore Sun article reporting the arrest of 23 Towson State students after an anti-war demonstration. The article enumerates the names of those arrested, their charges, and the amount of their bond.

Resource Packet
This packet of resources includes statements by the Vietnam Moratorium Committee, the College Senate, and President James Fisher. The Moratorium Committee asks students and faculty to join in its efforts to protest the Vietnam War, and Fisher responds to these activities as well as addresses requests that final examinations be cancelled in light of protest activity.