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Edward Durell Stone and the Building of the Uptown Campus, 1961-1971

The Academic Podium as the Center of the Academy

United States Representative Ogden Reid speaking at the Vietnam Moratorium, October 15, 1969, held on the Academic Podium University Archives Photograph Collection, #8

United States Representative Ogden Reid (R-NY) speaking at a Vietnam Moratorium teach-in on October 15, 1969, held on the Academic Podium on the Uptown Campus of the University. Reid served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 until 1975 (26th District, 1963-1973; and 24th District, 1973-1975).

Governor Nelson Rockefeller speaking at Commencement 1966 University Archives Photograph Collection, #4359

A Black Panther demonstration, circa late 1960s, on the Academic Podium. Today students continue to regularly hold their political forums in front of the Campus Center.

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Exhibit curated by Geoffrey Williams, University Archivist

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