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Founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date founded: 1960

(ended in 1974)

Purpose: Left-Wing student activism.

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Protests over free speech after the university of california berkeley (UC Berkeley) created a ban on on-campus political activities.

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Date: October 21, 1967

It started out as a peaceful rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Then they started to march towards the pentagon. Violence disrupted when radical protesters clashed with soldiers and US marshals protecting the pentagon.

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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders of the Civil Rights movement. He was never allowed to finish because on April 4th, 1968 he was shot outside of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee

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Happened on: June 5, 1968

Senator Robert Kennedy was shot at the ambassador hotel in LA after winning the California presidential primary.

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Date: December 5th, 1968

The schools administration did not have the desired results of black students enrollment in the school. The students faced discrimination and did not have much power so they decided to walk out.

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Four students were killed and 9 were injured during a protest against the Vietnam war (bombing of Cambodia).
It caused tons of protests which ended up closing the school. The national guard had to be called in.

Occurred on: May 4th, 1970

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Began: June 17th, 1972

People connected to Richard Nixon were caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents.  He covered it up but later was caught and was impeached for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, criminal coverup and other violations of the constitution.