Understanding the Self-Immolation of George Winne Jr. at UCSD in Protest of the Vietnam War, 55 Years Later

Understanding the Self-Immolation of George Winne Jr. at UCSD in Protest of the Vietnam War, 55 Years Later

On May 10, 1970, a 23-year-old UCSD fourth-year student burned himself to death in Revelle Plaza to protest the Vietnam War. Editordude: I was at UCSD when George Winne burned himself to death -- and wrote about it in my new book, The May 1970 Rebellion. The Rag has published a number of articles about George and those times (see here) and Patty Jones and I from the OB Rag were at UC San Diego in 2014 when a memorial for him was unveiled. By Ale…

50 years later, the message of the Chicano protests still rings true

It was the ‘70s: hot steam rising off the sweet guitar riffs of Steely Dan, John and Yoko’s bed-in peace protests, and the warplanes of Vietnam quieting. Alas, the Western