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  1. A Struggle for Freedom: The 1966 Buddhist Crisis of South Vietnam

    Date(s): March 26, 1966 to June 8, 1966 Location: Hue Vietnam, Danang Vietnam, Saigon Vietnam Tag(s): Catholicism, Vietnam, communism, Social Movement, Buddhism, Nguyen Cao Ky, Nationalism, Suppression 

                On March 27, 1966, the New York Times reported on ongoing anti-government protests led by young, angry Buddhists, mainly teenage boys and girls, in Saigon, South Vietnam (United Press International, 1966). With a crowd of over 3,000 demonstrators led by the Buddhist youth headquarters, they demanded that the military government of Premier Nguyen Cao Ky be replaced with a civilian...

  2. Communism in Education

    Date(s): January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1951 Location: Winter Park, Florida Tag(s): communism, Education, Liberal Arts 

    Dr. Paul Wagner “preached on a theme that audio-visual education is the only remedy for the woefully inadequate teaching methods in public schools all over the country.” Wagner’s ideas of implementing audio-visual technology into Rollins College resulted in society accusing him of being Communist. But why? The emergence of McCarthyism became a nation-wide sensation that placed fear into society....