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2 unusual facts about Mario Savio


Galen Tyrol

Tyrol's speech urging the union to strike shortly before the occupation begins is based on Mario Savio's "gears of the machine" address at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sharing Space

The "bodies upon the gears" speech at the beginning of "The Movie's Over" was a speech given by Mario Savio in 1964 at the University of California, Berkeley.


Berkeley riots

These riots were headed under the informal leadership of students Mario Savio, Brian Turner, Bettina Aptheker, Steve Weissman, Art Goldberg, Jackie Goldberg, and others.

Freedom Summer

Among many notable veterans of Freedom Summer were Heather Booth, Marshall Ganz, and Mario Savio.


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