University of Chicago sit-ins

University of Chicago sit-ins
University of Chicago sit-ins
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	Chicago, Illinois
Caused by	Racial segregation in off-campus housing
Parties to the civil conflict
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); Student Government;	University of Chicago; (UChicago)
Lead figures
Member of CORE Bernie Sanders;	President of UChicago George Beadle;

The University of Chicago sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois in 1962. It was because of segregation at the university. It was led by future United States senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders.^[1]

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