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Student unrest rocks Illinois colleges in May wave
The Associated Press reports widespread student protests across Illinois campuses after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination. Sixty nine students arrested with many suspended or expelled. At Northwestern students seized the business office demanding a list of demands. Other campuses including SIU Carbondale Northern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University Roosevelt University and University of Chicago saw similar actions. Roosevelt framed around academic freedom while other campuses pushed broader race pride and reform goals.
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