[Pictured: Student views protest poster related to Milton Friedman and Chile, 1976?, photo from the Maroon photo archives]
On November 9, 1976, Milton Friedman appeared for a book signing at the University bookstore for his recently released book, There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch. A student group, the Spartacus Youth League, staged a "teach-in" protest event simultaneously, in the same bookstore, only four feet from the table where Friedman was signing books.
Students protested what they perceived as Friedman's "collaboration" with the military government of Chile. Friedman argued in the media that he was unjustly blamed for economic policies adopted by the Chileans.
The University of Chicago has a rich history of student protest. Photos of protests are available in the newly acquired photo collection of The Maroon, the independent student newspaper, as well as the Archival Photographic Files. Archival documents can be found in several collections, such as the papers of faculty and administrators at the University. Use our archival findings aids search screen to discover them!
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