Who is Abbie Hoffman?
Born on 30 November 1936, Abbott Hoffman became one of the most well known U.S. political activists of the middle 20th century. Gaining national attention after the confrontations that took place at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Hoffman remained politically active until his death at the age of 52. However, the political career of Abbie Hoffman was already well underway before the days of the Chicago Seven. During the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, Abbie Hoffman was involved in earning an education. At Brandeis University, Hoffman earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1959. This was followed with a Master’s degree in psychology earned from the University of California at Berkeley. It was during his years that Hoffman began to become politically active, and took his first steps toward becoming a well-known anti-war organizer. While Abbie Hoffman is well known as the organizer for the Youth International Party, this was not his first effort at mobilizing youth into a viable political voi
Posted by Cole on 08-01-2002 03:52 PM: My role model. Look it up. Posted by !knip on 08-04-2002 11:13 PM: Cole please don’t commit suicide. You can be better than Hoffman! 1936 Born Worcester, Massachusetts. 1967 Threw dollar bills onto the floor of the NY Stock Exchange. 1968 Yippies, Chicago Democratic Convention, violence and arrests. 1971 Abbie Hoffman wrote “Steal This Book.” 1973 Arrested for the sale of cocaine. 1980 Serves prison sentence. 1989 commits suicide. Posted by Cole on 08-05-2002 12:00 AM: I don’t believe that he committed suicide. It should also be noted that he was arrested for buying cocaine, not dealing it. He was buying it as research for a new book he was writting. Posted by !knip on 08-05-2002 02:09 AM: I read he sold three kilos of cocaine to a FBI sting. Do you believe he was researching the selling of cocaine to cops/agents? I can’t believe he knew they were feds. What could happen to three kilos on the street? How many kids could Abbie kill? How many lives
