UNT Press

Insurgent Politics in the Lone Star State: Remembering the Antiwar Movement in Austin, Texas, 1967-1973

Published: August, 2025  Pages: 480  Features: 41 b&w illus. Notes. Bib. Index.

In Insurgent Politics in the Lone Star State, Martin J. Murray uses his own personal engagement in the antiwar movement in Austin, Texas, to make sense of the entanglements between cycles of protest against the Vietnam War and the efforts of security agencies intent on suppressing dissent. Murray used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain FBI documents related to the Austin antiwar movement. He also examined the papers of three prominent Austin and University of Texas officials, enabling him to broaden his inquiry into uncovering the strategies and tactics of security agencies intent on undermining the antiwar movement. more... about Insurgent Politics in the Lone Star State: Remembering the Antiwar Movement in Austin, Texas, 1967-1973