Columbia University Protests (April 1968)

1. Morningside Park gym construction begins

   Feb 1, 1968Labels: Morningside Park, Columbia Gym

   • Morningside Park
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2. SDS and SAS endorse joint Sundial rally

   Apr 22, 1968Labels: SDS, SAS

   • Columbia Exhibits

3. Sundial rally and march to gym site

   Apr 23, 1968Labels: Sundial Rally, Morningside Park

   • Columbia Exhibits
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4. Sit-in begins; Dean Coleman detained

   Apr 23, 1968Labels: Hamilton Hall, Henry S

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5. Students formulate “Six Demands”

   Apr 23, 1968Labels: Six Demands, Student Occupation

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6. Black students take sole control of Hamilton Hall

   Apr 24, 1968Labels: Hamilton Hall, Student Afro-American

   • Columbia Timeline
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7. Low Library occupied; president’s offices seized

   Apr 24, 1968Labels: Low Library, Grayson Kirk

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8. Five campus buildings occupied

   Apr 25, 1968Labels: Multiple Occupations, Campus Buildings

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9. Mark Rudd rejects faculty mediation efforts

   Apr 27, 1968Labels: Mark Rudd, SDS

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10. Faculty cordon around Low Library established

    Apr 27, 1968Labels: Faculty Cordon, Low Library

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11. “Bitter pill” resolution proposed and rejected

    Apr 29, 1968Labels: Bitter Pill, Ad Hoc

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12. NYPD clears occupied buildings in pre-dawn raid

    Apr 30, 1968Labels: NYPD Raid, Occupied Buildings

    • Columbia Bust
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13. Second round of protests and arrests

    May 17, 1968Labels: May Protests, Arrests

    • Columbia Protests
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14. Grayson Kirk retires as Columbia president

    Aug 1, 1968Labels: Grayson Kirk, Presidential Retirement

    • Columbia PR
    • Presidents List

15. Trustees vote to cancel the gym project

    Mar 1, 1969Labels: Trustees Vote, Gym Cancellation

    • Morningside Park