Chuckwagon Incident, 1969
Description
In November 1969, a confrontation between students, non-students, Department of Public Safety officers, and Austin police erupted in and near the Texas Union restaurant known as the Chuck Wagon. The issue was whether non-students should be allowed in the Chuck Wagon. In the scuffle, glass doors were shattered, tables were overturned, and eight persons, five of whom were students, were arrested. Later, at least 22 others were arrested and named in grand jury indictments. You can read more about it in The Rag Blog. (The Rag was a pioneering underground newspaper published in Austin, Texas, from 1966-1977, and has been revived as a blog. A short history is here.)
Publisher
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Date
1969/11/10
Format
Photographic print, 5.5 in x 7.25 in
Identifier
di_06989
Coverage
1950-1969