Student Protest

• Student Protest


  Students protesting against issues such as peace and prejudice, inspired by Kennedy's 1960 speech
• Kennedy's speech urging Americans to face challenges posed by issues such as peace and prejudice


  July 1960
• Kennedy's 1960 speech


  Encouraged idealism and students took this as a challenge to demand peace in Vietnam and end prejudice against ethnic minorities
• Civil Rights Movement


  • Gave practice and inspiration to many student protestors
• Students


  Resented college authorities who treated them as children and supported an unjust war in Vietnam
• Student population

  • Rocketing, could protest without risk because everyone else seemed to be protesting, had no jobs to lose or families to support