Aaron G. Fountain Jr., "High School Students Unite! Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America" (UNC Press, 2025) - New Books Network

High School Students Unite! Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America
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#activisthistories #highschoolactivism #freespeechmovement #civilrightshistory #ohiohistory - this was fascinating to listen to!

High school in Silver Spring protests deportations with walkout Students walked out of class at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. Organizers say they are protesting what they call ‘indiscriminate and agressive immigration actions by the Trum...

#HighSchoolActivism in Silveer Spring, MD (where I live) www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/h...

In August 1969, students from thirty-one high schools across the Bay Area attended a 3-day meeting in San Francisco called the Bay Area High School Liberation Conference. You can learn more about it in my book available for preorder: #highschoolactivism uncpress.org/book/9781469...

The Forgotten History of High School Student Activism In the 1960s and 1970s, high school student-led activism successfully reshaped school districts across the country.

This is an article I wrote for @time.com magazine, Made by History #HighSchoolActivism time.com/7266632/hist...

Students at military bases around world resist Trump’s DEI crackdown
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Students at military bases around world resist Trump’s DEI crackdown Student-led walkouts have occurred at schools for U.S. military families across the world, with a larger coordinated protest being planned.

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‘Our stories matter’: Students walk out of DODEA school in Japan in support of diversity #HighSchoolActivism

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‘Our stories matter’: Students walk out of DODEA school in Japan in support of diversity More than 100 high school students — the children of Navy parents and Defense Department employees — staged a half-hour walkout Friday morning to protest Pentagon policies targeting diversity programs...

"‘Our stories matter’: Students walk out of DODEA school in Japan in support of diversity" #HighSchoolActivism

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Arlington students lead protests against Trump's education policies The protests, dubbed the "Day of Student Action," are raising concerns over pulling funds from public schools or redirecting needed federal dollars to private schools, including religious-based privat...

Arlington students lead protests against Trump's education policies #HighSchoolActivism

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Santa Maria students leave campus to protest against immigration policies | Photos More than 100 Santa Maria high school and junior high students left campuses Tuesday afternoon and marched downtown to protest federal immigrant deportation policies.

Santa Maria students leave campus to protest against immigration policies | Photos #HighSchoolActivism

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Sacramento high school students protest Trump administration with a walkout. See photos About 250 students joined the walkout, which followed one held at McClatchy High School earlier this month.

www.sacbee.com/news/local/e... #HighSchoolActivism

Neighboring high school protest outside Cerritos College Gahr High School students protest against ICE immigration policies outside of Cerritos College.

Neighboring high school protest outside Cerritos College
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Houston ISD parents demand school drop suspensions for students who protested in walk-out Parents of Northside High School students are urging the school to revoke suspensions or expulsions for 45 students involved in a walk-out protesting deportation efforts and supporting community solid...

Houston ISD parents demand school drop suspensions for students who protested in walk-out #HighSchoolActivism

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Riverside, CA: 100+ high schoolers walk out of class to protest Trump's deportation push #HighSchoolActivism

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Why Oakland High students walked out to protest Trump, in their own words 150 students hit the streets on Thursday to demonstrate against the president’s crackdown on immigrants.

Why Oakland High students walked out to protest Trump, in their own words #HighSchoolActivism

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South San Antonio High School students protest Trump’s immigration efforts with on-campus walkout Nearly 1,000 South San Antonio High School students walked out of class on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration efforts.

South San Antonio High School students protest Trump’s immigration efforts with on-campus walkout #HighSchoolActivism

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Apple Valley High School students stage walkout to protest Trump’s immigration policies An army of Apple Valley High School students walked out of class and marched nearly 10 miles to protest President Trump's crackdown on immigration.

Apple Valley High School students stage walkout to protest Trump’s immigration policies #HighSchoolActivism

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Hundreds of Sacramento high school students walk out in protest of Trump executive orders “This is a message to all of Sacramento, all of America, that the youth will not just stand by while our future is being stripped away from us.”

Hundreds of Sacramento high school students walk out in protest of Trump executive orders #HighSchoolActivism www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...

Why L.A. students walked out of school and protested mass deportations Hundreds of students walked to downtown Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon to protest President Trump's immigration crackdown.

Why L.A. students walked out of school and protested mass deportations #HighSchoolActivism
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Bakersfield high school students stage walkouts over immigration enforcement Students from multiple high schools are walking out of class Wednesday morning in protest of immigration enforcement and the Trump administration’s DOGE actions.

Kicking off this thread to document contemporary high school student activism. Like in the '60s and '70s, most teen political dissent stays a local news story. But now more than ever, it's crucial to highlight what's happening nationwide and abroad. #HighSchoolActivism

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