Category: Before the experiment

Since I did not live in the city of Palo Alto, I was given a home’s address and told to be there the first day of the experiment. After arriving I was told to wait on the porch. When a police officer arrived, he had me step back inside the home, then he proceeded to…

In 1971, after earning an associates degree at our local community college, I was checking the San Jose Mercury newspaper classified ads for a summer job when one ad similar to this one caught my attention. I was concerned about being drafted into the Army and wondered if I would be willing to go to…

This photo was taken in 1970 during one of several protest marches in which I participated. It is similar to how I looked when the experiment started. Protest issues included the Vietnam War, killings at Kent State University (May 4, 1970), and killings at Jackson State College (May 15, 1970).