War and Peace
October 14, 1965
“Support the Troops” rally
Controversial Speakers and Media
February 10, 1969
Open Speaker Policy, 1969 The policy emerged from protests and a lawsuit brought by students and faculty after the university’s administration cancelled two contracted speakers due to concerns over their being controversial, including comedian and activist Dick Gregory and congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Civil Rights
September 15, 1969
Black Student Union protest, 1969. Grievances include: reconsidering Shirley Majors, a black student, for cheerleader, more black counselors, scholarships, and paid official recruiters, receipt of requested funds from Student Activities Office, investigation into classroom discrimination by university administration.
War and Peace
October 15, 1969
Vietnam Moratorium Days (October 15 and November 15, 1969)
Campus Politics
January 15, 1970
Students protest Ed Boling’s appointment as president of the University of Tennessee
Gender Equality
February 1, 1970
Open Dorm Hours for Women, 1968-1970 Policy ultimately allowed women over 21 and those with parental permission to make individual decisions on curfew hours.
War and Peace
May 6, 1970
Strike protesting Kent State Violence and the bombing of Cambodia
War and Peace
May 28, 1970
President Richard Nixon speaks during Billy Graham Crusade in Neyland Stadium
Controversial Speakers and Media
January 31, 1971
Student outcry over potential film censorship. A film series set to be screened at Clarence Brown Theatre was pulled after the then-theatre department head canceled a showing of “Ulysses” due to concerns over “obscene” content. Later resolved in favor of showing the film. See also: The campus cinematheque: film culture at U.S. universities, 1960-1975.