On 31 October 1965, a Beat demonstration took place in Leipzig, organized after two youths secretly printed and distributed flyers calling for it.
Sources
- Kultur als Medium des Widerstands (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.stasi-mediathek.de/medien/vernehmungsprotokoll-eines-schuelers-wegen-herstellung-von-flugblaettern-mit-aufruf-zur-leipziger-beat-demo/blatt/19/ (stasi-mediathek.de)
- https://www.stasi-mediathek.de/medien/anklage-gegen-die-zwei-urheber-der-flugblaetter-zur-beat-demo/blatt/81/ (stasi-mediathek.de)
- https://www.leipzig.de/buergerservice-und-verwaltung/unsere-stadt/stadtgeschichte/historisches-aus-1000-jahren/beat-demo-leuschnerplatz-am-31101965 (leipzig.de)
- https://freiheitsdenkmal-leipzig.de/beatdemo (freiheitsdenkmal-leipzig.de)
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