The 1992 Protests at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
★ 10 · 1994 · 32m · Documentary · History
This is a documentary produced by Richard Freeman. This part contains the now famous 1992 protest in which the Henry Administration Building was taken over by students. University Police, Champaign Police and Urbana Police are called in to remove students. Led by Latino/a students due to growing issues facing their community on the Illinois campus.
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