Raul Rizik was a student activist at the University of Maryland. Born in the Dominican Republic, he came to UM in 1965 to study speech and drama. In 1973, he was threatened with deportation because of his legal non-violent opposition to the Viet Nam War. After a years long struggle, Raul finally gained his US citizenship. He now works as an actor and translator in the Los Angeles area.
Download the 1973 Diamondback article here. (Please note that this article suffered some damage from time and that several paragraphs are difficult to read. Please don't let that deter you.)
The UM +MC Watergate Connection
With all of the brouhaha about Mark Felt’s revelation that he was
the famous “Deep Throat”, it’s also worth pointing out that Mark Felt
was involved in the Cointelpro program which targeted radical groups
with illegal surveillance, illegal break-ins and deliberate undercover
disruption that included acts of terrorism.
Mark Felt was the Deep Throat who helped break the Watergate story, but
he was also deep into a variety of illegal activities that no doubt
touched the lives of UM campus activists.
