Madison, Wisconsin: University Archives and Records Management Services
Summary
James McFadden summarizes how he came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967, and was suspended in the second month of his career as a student due to his involvement in the riots. He describes how the war was an unneeded distraction as a student—he does not look back on the experience fondly. He notes how retrospectively, it was maybe immature to protest, and though he still has similar political opinions as he did as a student, he now has different opinions on activism, namely that not much gets done through protesting. Instead, he offers the view that patience and humility is needed to productively take a stance.