1.25” reads “Defend The S.F. State 700.” This button resulted from a lengthy student strike which began in 1968 and did not end until March 1969. The strike was led by the Third World Liberation Front which demanded an ethnic studies program and an end to the Vietnam War. The strike became a major news event following Martin Luther King’s assassination. In the course of the strike, university president Hayakawa famously yanked the wires from the speakers on a van at a rally. Large numbers of police from many jurisdictions occupied the campus and during the course of the strike over 700 people were arrested on various charges. This rare button is in superb Mint condition.