Port Huron Statement

The Port Huron Statement[1] is a 1962 political manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).[2] It was written by SDS members, and completed on June 15, 1962, at a United Auto Workers (UAW) retreat outside of Port Huron, Michigan (now part of Lakeport State Park), for the group's first national convention.[3] Under Walter Reuther's leadership, the UAW paid for a range of expenses for the 1962 convention, including use of the UAW summer retreat in Port Huron.[4] A state historical marker will be erected on the site in 2025.[5]

  1. ^ "The Port Huron Statement" (PDF). The Progressive Fox (Original ed.). Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ Patrick, Colin (January 10, 2011). "The Dude, The Port Huron Statement, and The Seattle Seven". Mental Floss. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Port Huron Statement: Still Radical at 50". In These Times. 25 April 2012.
  4. ^ Boyle, Kevin (1995-11-21). The UAW and the Heyday of American Liberalism, 1945–1968. Cornell University Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-5017-1327-9.
  5. ^ https://www.wphm.net/2024/09/30/historical-marker-to-commemorate-political-manifesto/