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“There are W.P.A. led projects that still influence our lives presently … One of these important buildings is the current Vol Walker Hall (1935), which … has been the site of essential gatherings such as equal housing rights demonstrations, the 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial march, and Vietnam War protests.”
“’…the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole or piecemeal does not appeal to the prurient interest—it is not lascivious, it does not excite lustful thoughts, and it hardly creates itching. Under any legal test, we cannot say that the poems are even arguably obscene.’”
“This popularity of tree sitting on campus served as part of a national trend … Young people took to the streets, their campuses, or a large tree to have their voices heard.”
“Though just like WWI, students’ lives have come to a screeching halt in many aspects, many people continue to work towards a common good. In 1917 people were called to work across the world. In 2020, we are encouraged to work from our couches.”
“Dwain Cromwell, a student from Fort Smith, Arkansas composed an article, titled after James Baldwin’s book The Fire Next Time, in which Cromwell claims that he will no longer remain ‘so silent’ in the face of other’s adversities. While Cromwell hopefully kept to his word, the leadership of The Traveler did not.”