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Mario Savio  

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  • In the fall of 1964, Mario Savio emerged as spokesman for the Berkeley free speech movement (FSM). Dismissed as a radical and a troublemaker by local officials, including Alameda County deputy district attorney Edwin Meese, Savio was revered by University of California students. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Savio, Mario (1942–1996)]

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