Title: History of Student Protests - HISTORY
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History of Student Protests
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Tiananmen Square
Kent State
White Rose Society of Nazi Germany
Velvet Revolution of 1989
Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Protests
Soweto Uprising
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History of Student Protests
Contents
Tiananmen Square
Kent State
White Rose Society of Nazi Germany
Velvet Revolution of 1989
Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Protests
Soweto Uprising
Sources
In the wake of the February 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—during which 17 people were killed and more than a dozen injured—students at that high school and across the United States have been galvanized into action. A number of protests are now planned, including nationwide school walkouts on March 14 and April 20 and a march in Washington, D.C., on March 24. These events are but the latest in a long history of student protests. Whether fighting for equality, an end to war, religious freedom, economic opportunity or political ideology, students have recognized there’s power in numbers. Most protests have been peaceful; however, in many cases students put their lives on the line for their voices to be heard. pinterest-pin-it
Students erecting a statue called the Goddess of Democracy in Beijing's Tianamen Square. Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Getty Images
Tiananmen Square
On April 18, 1989, after the funeral of communist leader Hu Yaobang, thousands of students marched in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, to protest the oppressive communist government. The protests continued as students called for strikes and class boycotts. A few weeks later, on May 13, students began a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square insisting the government begin dialogue with them.