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The LSE Troubles

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) was temporarily closed while a period of student opposition to the Director, Walter Adams, played out against a backdrop of global civil unrest between 1966 and 1969. This series of posts tracks the cause of discontent, beginning with the 1966 announcement of Adams’ appointment of as Director, what happened, and why.

Explore our LSE Troubles series:

Red flag over Houghton Street? The radical tradition at LSE: myth, reality, fact

Opposing a Director

“Adams closed it, we opened it”- student occupation in October 1968

The Camden Poster Workshop at LSE

Storming the gates and closing the School

Whatever happened to the revolution? LSE in the ’60s

LSE protests 1966-69 – alumni remember

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