University of Chicago sit-ins
| University of Chicago sit-ins | |||
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| Part of the Civil Rights Movement | |||
Bernie Sanders speaks to protesters on January 23, 1962, the first day of the sit-ins. | |||
| Date | January 23 – February 5, 1962 | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | Racial segregation in off-campus housing | ||
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Member of CORE President of UChicago | |||
The University of Chicago sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, in 1962. The protests were called to end alleged segregation in off-campus university-owned residential properties.