Aaron G. Fountain Jr.
Historian and author of High School Students Unite: Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America, who researches and discusses high school student activism, education reform, and FBI surveillance in the 1960s–70s.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 45min
#213 The Kids are Alright
Aaron Fountain, scholar and author of High School Students Unite, digs up forgotten 20th-century teen activism with extensive archival research. He recounts thousands of student groups and underground papers, citywide organizing and walkouts that forced quick wins. He also uncovers school censorship, parent reports to the FBI, and how students pushed for curriculum and governance changes.
