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This photograph shows protestors digging up cobblestones to use as weapons against riot police. From this came one of the protest’s many slogans: “Under the Cobblestones, the Beach.” The “beach” literally refers to the sand on which Paris was built and symbolically represents the new society which the students planned to build.

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Protestors created barricades to shield them from the police. They also dug up cobblestones to use as weapons. From the night of May 10 until dawn on May 11, students and police engaged in a violent confrontation in the streets.

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The aftermath of a riot. Cobblestones and cars were made into makeshift barricades by the students to fend off police raids.

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A police officer faces a mass demonstration.

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This poster shows an outline of President Charles de Gaulle covering the mouth of a young Frenchman. The caption translates to “Be Young and Shut Up.” The students believed that their views were ignored because of their young ages.

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This poster says “There’s no white rectangle for adults: Independence and Autonomy at the ORTF.” The ORTF was the company providing public radio and television in France. All content was regulated by the government. The students were calling for an end of the state-controlled media which censored their viewpoints.

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This poster displays the Cross of Loraine screwed into a person’s head. The Cross was often used as a Gaullist symbol. The student protestors were showing their disapproval of the state-controlled media which they believed brainwashed citizens.

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This poster portrays Adolf Hitler revealing himself as President Charles de Gaulle. Instead of a swastika, his armband displays the Cross of Lorraine, a French icon.

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This poster portrays a member of the CRS, or French riot police, as part of the SS, or Nazi military squad. Many comparisons were drawn between the French government and the Nazi Party by the students.

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This was one of the many posters created by the student protestors. It says “We are all ‘undesirables’,” showing solidarity with the deported Jewish leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit.