There was indeed extremely little violence. All that I saw was by a few overwrought white students desperate to make their mark on events.

In contrast, BAM leaders, whom I interviewed twice in addition to following events closely as a reporter, seemed well grounded in the actual process. They acted and spoke very effectively from a mature and disciplined perspective on the historical situation. And in my considered opinion they left nothing on the table that might have been won.

Overall, the BAM strike was one of the most impressive tactical victories of the era.

I was there. I watched as protesters THREW an elderly professor down the concrete steps in front of the old Econ building. I was stopped on State Street by protesters swinging chains who threatened to KILL me if I crossed a picket line–and all I was doing was going home from my part-time job in a restaurant.

Righteous though it was, don’t sugarcoat it. The atmosphere was threatening and violence did happen. Not a lot, but enough.

According to U-M, there are 5.6 times as many foreign students as there are black students.

Pretty sad state of affairs if you ask me.