The best representatives of youth dissent? High school activists! with Aaron Fountain
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Episode Description
High school organizers have much to teach us about young peoples' political priorities.
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References and suggested readings:
- Aaron G. Fountain Jr. 2025. High School Students Unite! Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America. University of North Carolina Press.
- Heather Ann Thompson. 2017. Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy. Vintage.
- Elizabeth Hinton. 2022. America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s. Liveright.
- R. F. Kuang. 2023. Yellowface: A Novel. William Morrow.
- Deborah Taffa. 2024. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir. Harper Perennial.
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