October 1-2, 1964: Weinberg arrest sparks Free Speech Movement

On October 1, Jack Weinberg of CORE was arrested for tabling without a permit on the so-called Bancroft strip at the University of California, Berkeley. As police attempted to drive the car containing Weinberg away, hundreds of students surrounded the vehicle, trapping it for 36 hours. This incident sparked the Free Speech Movement, which organized and named itself within the next several days.