1968 Columbia University protests

1968 Columbia University protests
1968 Columbia University protests
Part of the Black Power movement, the Protests of 1968, and the; Opposition to the Vietnam War
Date	27 March – 30 April 1968 (first round); (1 month and 3 days); ; 17 May – 22 May 1968 (second round); (5 days)
Location	Columbia University, New York
Methods	Student strike; Occupations;
Parties
Students for a Democratic Society; Student Afro-Society;	Columbia University; New York City Police Department;

In 1968, a series of protests at Columbia University in New York City were one among the various student demonstrations that occurred around the globe in that year. The Columbia protests erupted over the spring of that year after students discovered links between the university and the institutional apparatus supporting the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War, as well as their concern over an allegedly segregated gymnasium to be constructed in the nearby Morningside Park. The protests resulted in the student occupation of many university buildings and the eventual violent removal of protesters by the New York City Police Department.^[1]

^ Kifner, John (April 28, 2008). "Columbia's Radicals of 1968 Hold a Bittersweet Reunion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

[40th-1] Kifner, John (April 28, 2008). "Columbia's Radicals of 1968 Hold a Bittersweet Reunion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

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