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"Every so often, a cause ignites a sustained fury on college campuses across the nation. In 2020, it was Black Lives Matter. In 2011, it was Occupy Wall Street. In the 1980s, it was apartheid in South Africa.

Today, it’s the Israeli military campaign in Gaza."

Here are five books that shine light on a rich history of campus protests in the US that goes back to the 1960s – compiled by veteran journalist Steve Friess.

https://theconversation.com/5-books-to-help-you-better-understand-todays-campus-protests-229166

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‘America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s’

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‘Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s’

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‘Freedom’s Orator: Mario Savio and the Radical Legacy of the 1960s’

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‘The New Student Activists: The Rise of Neoactivism on College Campuses’

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‘The Channels of Student Activism: How the Left and Right Are Winning (and Losing) in Campus Politics Today’

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