The photograph is a picture of students in the Latin Quater of Paris throwing rocks. They are trying to inforce education reformsa and topple de Gauue's governement. This was an famous invent of protest movements. The rioters and Frances police clashed repeatedly during this day.
Background:
In European and American cities students and other organized massive reforms against war and soon extended their protest to support colonial independence movement. They demanded to end nuclear arm race and to gain world peace and liberation from social conventions.
On May 1968 in France the students took over the university of Paris. The students held posters saying "The Power to the Imagination"."Be realistic, demand the impossible, and Beneath the paving stone, the beach".
At the end of the night they ended up arresting 460 students.
Short Video :Student rebellions in Paris 1968
Analyze the Image:
Does the photo show a good impression on whats going on ? What is the attitude in the photo?
Connections:
Why do you believe students threw rocks to express their beliefs? Do you think anything was accomplished out of this?
Shanta Andrews Every
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