The Arch has been a site of historic political demonstrations . In 1961 , when UGA officials desegregated the university with the admission of its first two African-American students , Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault . The Arch was a witness to students protesting both for and against segregation in the protesting the Persian Gulf War and a demonstration following the 1970 shootings at Kent State University . In 2001 , along with the Chapel Bell , the Arch was the site of a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks
1970 shootings at Kent State University
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