It was the end of April (1968, you bet) when the
traditional Columbia University, one of the most famous in the world, was shut
down by student protests. It started in
April 23, with a invasion of a university building, and remained till April 27.
In these six days of disorders one thousand policemen invaded the campus to try
to remove the students from five Columbia buildings.
The protests spread for many other American
universities, with students demanding new structure for the schools, the end of
Vietna war, the racism and liberation as a whole, among other things.
After the presence of the police and a lot of
shocks, the movement stopped in Columbia. But the university was never the
same.
Columbia became more liberal, with the creation of
a “University Senate”, a council with representation of the administration and
of students. This entity changed Columbia creating a dialogue between students
and authorities.
On the other hand the donation support declined a
lot in the following years. And the relationship with the US Army were never
the same as well.
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