The long history of sit-ins as a form of political expression (Audio)
The long history of sit-ins as a form of political expression (Audio)
- June 23, 2016
- David Meyer, sociology professor, explains sit-ins on NPR, June 23, 2016
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NPR's Audie Cornish talks to David Meyer, a sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, about the historical use of the sit-in and its origins as a form of political expression. … David Meyer: “The sit-in grew out of the sit-down strike, which came out of the labor movement.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.npr.org/2016/06/23/483275233/the-long-history-of-sit-ins-as-a-form-of-political-expression?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=politics.
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