By: Donald V. Watkins
Copyrighted and Published on April 25, 2024
An Editorial Opinion
College students protested against Jim Crow-era laws in the South during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.
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College students protested for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
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College students protested during the 1960s and 70s to end the Vietnam War.
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College students protested for equal rights in collegiate sports.
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College students protested to end the U.S.’s war in Afghanistan.
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College students protested for abortion rights.
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Today, college students are protesting to end Israel’s genocide against innocent Palestinian babies, children, women, and men.
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Thank God for college students who protest injustices in the world.