As French students protest, they bear the mantle of May ‘68
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Amid demonstrations by French students and workers over economic conditions, many recall the protests of May 1968, which still echo in French society ...
Amid demonstrations by French students and workers over economic conditions, many recall the protests of May 1968, which still echo in French society and politics.
Sylviane Bequin was 13 years old when French students started a revolution.
It was May 1968, and young people were taking to the streets. At university campuses across France, students barricaded roads and hurled cobblestones at police, angry over an outdated education system and a government they said no longer represented them.
Within weeks, students had inspired millions of French workers to go on strike, pushing for higher wages at a time when the economy was growing. Sylviane’s father, a factory worker at a Renault car plant, was one of them.
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