"All Power to the Imagination": Paris, May 1968: The Student Revolt

This excerpt from Stephen Talbot's PBS documentary "1968: The Year that Shaped a Generation" recalls the May '68 student-led uprisings in Paris. The famous slogan of the protesters was "All Power to the Imagination." The revolt against the antiquated French educational system turned into a general youth rebellion, joined by workers in a number of factories, that rocked Paris and nearly toppled the French government. This excerpt includes commentary from author/activist Barbara Ehrenreich and novelist/diplomat Carlos Fuentes, who took part in the uprising as a young man then living in Paris.

"1968: The Year that Shaped a Generation" was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting for PBS.

Produced, Directed and Written by Stephen Talbot

Narrator: Noah Adams

Executive Producer: David Davis

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