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Out of the often chaotic demonstrations and meetings that accompanied the Days of May came the five demands of the strike. They are good introduction to the radical politics of the time.  We have the first 2 demands explained in detail. The rest will follow as time permits.

  The Five Demands of the 1970 Strike

  1. FIRST DEMAND: End political repression of Black people and of the Black Panther Party. Free the New Haven Nine. Free Bobby Scale. Free all political prisoners.
  2. SECOND DEMAND: United States out of southeast Asia NOW!
  3. THIRD DEMAND: End the University all complicity with, the military. No more R.O.T.C. No more military-oriented research contracts.
  4. FOURTH DEMAND: End the systematic oppression of women in every sector of society.
  5. FIFTH DEMAND: Abolish the Board of Regents and govern the University through an elected body of students, faculty, and workers.

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