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– University of Missouri protests
Series of student protests
| University of Missouri protests | |
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Student photojournalist Tim Tai in a confrontation with assistant director of Greek life Janna Basler. Tai's attempt to photograph a tented encampment became a major incident in the protests. | |
| Location | Columbia, Missouri |
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Payton Head, student government president | |
In , a series of protests at the University of Missouri related to race, workplace benefits, and leadership resulted in the resignations of the president of the University of Missouri System and the chancellor of the flagship Columbia campus. The moves came after a series of events that included a hunger strike by a student and a boycott by the football team. The movement was primarily led by a student group named Concerned Student , referencing the first year black students were allowed to enroll in the university. The movement and protests were doc