Hum 255
Kartemquin Films
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29m
Documentary • 1970 • 29 minutes
In 1968, striking students at the University of Chicago occupied an administration building. A year later, two expelled young women were asked by their former classmates to talk about the experience as a class project. The women confront the students about their convictions and how far they are willing to go to defend their values.
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