National guard members stand in formation with bayonets pointed at UW students, during a protest in February 1969.
State Journal archives
Protesters demanding march down State Street toward the UW-Madison campus on Feb. 14, 1969. The protest called for an education "relevant to black people," including formation of a Black Studies department and more black black faculty.
The dawn of the 1960s brought with it the promise of change. The country had elected a charismatic young president, John F. Kennedy, the first such candidate born in the 20th century.
The Army Mathematics Research Center was the target when Sterling Hall was bombed just after 3 a.m. on Aug. 24, 1970. The bombing killed a young physics researcher named Robert Fassnacht, and has often been labeled the death of the peace movement.
The Army Mathematics Research Center was the target when Sterling Hall was bombed just after 3 a.m. on Aug. 24, 1970. The bombing killed a young physics researcher named Robert Fassnacht, and has often been labeled the death of the peace movement.
Protesters demanding march down State Street toward the UW-Madison campus on Feb. 14, 1969. The protest called for an education "relevant to black people," including formation of a Black Studies department and more black black faculty.
